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Install COSMIC Settings on CachyOS

The settings application for the COSMIC desktop environment.

From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.

Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide

How do I install COSMIC Settings on CachyOS?

Run this in a terminal, then open COSMIC Settings from your app menu:

sudo pacman -S cosmic-settings-git

cosmic-settings-git is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.

What should I do after installing COSMIC Settings?

  1. Open COSMIC Settings from your app menu.
  2. Or run cosmic-settings in a terminal.
  3. Run pacman -Qi cosmic-settings-git to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove COSMIC Settings?

Update:

sudo pacman -Syu

Remove:

sudo pacman -Rns cosmic-settings-git

What is COSMIC Settings?

COSMIC Settings.

Package description: The settings application for the COSMIC desktop environment.

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    pop-os/cosmic-settings · ★ 258 stars · last commit Oct 31, 2026

    Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

    1. Live, Dynamic, and Wallpaper TransitionsOpen

      Live wallpaper Support MP4 H.264 (appears to be the most common. others? webm/webp?) Loop playback Option to pause on battery Pause when an app is full screen Preview on hover or playing in Settings > Wallpaper? Indicator for wallpaper type Dynamic wallpaper Switches between…

      @WatchMkr · · 78 reactions · 17 comments · View on GitHub

    2. Alt+` to switch between windows of the same appOpen

      Also Super+`

      @WatchMkr · · 49 reactions · 13 comments · View on GitHub

    3. Headphone audio stops working when adjusting volume through COSMIC panelClosed

      When using headphones (any brand) on Pop!OS 24.04 with the COSMIC desktop, audio stops working entirely if I adjust the volume through the panel interface (by clicking the volume icon and increasing/decreasing). The same issue occurs when changing the volume through the COSMIC…

      @rtomazini42 · · 39 reactions · 22 comments · View on GitHub

    4. [Feature Request] Add option to disable workspace wrappingClosed

      I noticed that recently workspace wrapping was added to COSMIC, that means if you are in Workspace 1 and you try to move to the workspace to the left/top it will move to the last workspace instead of doing nothing. I find this "feature" extremely annoying and I believe there…

      @PoisonFrog · · 38 reactions · 11 comments · View on GitHub

    5. [FEATURE REQUEST] Add toggle to disable system soundsOpen

      I and many others don't like random functions on our system making sound, such as the volume slider. It would be nice if there was a toggle to disable all of the sounds.

      @BrodieRobertson · · 32 reactions · 7 comments · View on GitHub

    6. Printers Dialog & Settings > Printers PageOpen

      @WatchMkr · · 24 reactions · 45 comments · View on GitHub

    7. Customizable Touchpad GesturesClosed

      @WatchMkr · · 20 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    8. Epoch 2 Appearance UpdateOpen

      Settings > Appearance Initial page to choose a theme and dark/light/auto mode Sub page to customize or create a new theme Option to use wallpaper from the theme Dynamic wallpaper options Setting to auto-generate the theme from wallpaper colors Settings > Combine panel and dock…

      @WatchMkr · · 19 reactions · 2 comments · View on GitHub

    9. Fix cedilha accentuationOpen

      From mattermost: I'm from Brazil and use an ANSI layout keyboard, it doesn't accentuate cedilhas and other portuguese accentuation marks even if I choose international keyboard layout with deadkeys, I usually install a script that fixes this, but It would be great if I didn't…

      @WatchMkr · · 17 reactions · 37 comments · View on GitHub

    10. Missing power button and lid close behavior controls in Power settingsOpen

      The Power settings page in COSMIC does not currently expose controls for configuring hardware power actions such as: Power button behavior Sleep button behavior Laptop lid close behavior These options appear in earlier COSMIC Power panel designs (issue #10), but are not available…

      @nalladev · · 17 reactions · 4 comments · View on GitHub

    11. [Bug] Date & Time applet settings opens the previously accessed Time Zone context drawerOpen

      When the Time Zone settings are accessed through the context drawer, subsequently opening Date & Time applet settings incorrectly opens the Time Zone context drawer instead of the expected applet settings view. 1. Open COSMIC Settings. 2. Access Date & time applet settings…

      @KodeBarista · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    12. Feature Request: Searchable keyboard shortcuts overlay (Super+K)Open

      COSMIC has excellent keyboard-driven functionality, but lacks a quick way to view available shortcuts without opening Settings. Suggestion: Add a searchable keyboard shortcuts overlay, accessible via Super+K (configurable). The overlay should: Show all current shortcuts,…

      @JoLa61 · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    13. Add applet drawer lists every unconfigured applet twice when XDG application directories contain duplicate desktop IDsOpen

      cosmic-settings discovers panel and dock applets with freedesktopdesktopentry::Iter::new(defaultpaths()) and never deduplicates by desktop file ID. When the same applet .desktop file is reachable through two entries in XDGDATADIRS, every unconfigured applet is rendered once per…

      @wally-an · · 0 comments · View on GitHub

    14. Add page command that opens Keyboard Shortcuts directlyClosed

      I'm working on my app that adds a custom shortcut for the user. If the user wants to change it, I have made a button that shortcuts to the settings app. The issue is that cosmic-settings keyboard is the deepest I can go, which makes the user have to click through two different…

      @danielcwtts · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    15. Option to set static or dynamic workspaces modes in the SettingsClosed

      I hope that we will see a dedicated options for static mode (current pinned workspaces) and dynamic mode in the Cosmic settings. Something like this: enable static mode set number of static workspaces some more options enable dynamic mode some option related to dynamic workspaces

      @Solarunit · · 1 comments · View on GitHub

    COSMIC Settings on CachyOS: questions

    Is COSMIC Settings in the official CachyOS repo?

    Yes. The cosmic-settings-git package is in the cachyos repo, version 1.11.0.r1.g5793cbb-1, built 2026-10-26. Install it with sudo pacman -S cosmic-settings-git.

    Do I need an AUR helper for COSMIC Settings?

    No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.

    What is the COSMIC Settings command?

    cosmic-settings. The package is called cosmic-settings-git.