Install Optimus Manager Qt on CachyOS

What should I do after installing Optimus Manager Qt?

1. Open Optimus Manager Qt from your app menu.
2. Or run optimus-manager-qt in a terminal.
3. Run pacman -Qi optimus-manager-qt to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove Optimus Manager Qt?

Update:

Remove:

What is Optimus Manager Qt?

An interface for Optimus Manager that allows to switch GPUs on Optimus laptops.

Package description: A Qt interface for Optimus Manager that allows to configure and switch GPUs on Optimus laptops using the tray menu

Reviews of Optimus Manager Qt on CachyOS

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Shatur/optimus-manager-qt · ★ 244 stars · last commit Jan 14, 2025 · latest release May 22, 2022

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. Breaks dependency required by optimus-manager-qtClosed

   I get this, while updating with pacman. error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) :: installing knotifications5 (5.111.0-1) breaks dependency 'knotifications' required by optimus-manager-qt :: installing kiconthemes5 (5.111.0-1) breaks dependency…

   @archlegion · Oct 20, 2023 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

2. make error with plasmaClosed

   cant make with plasma cmake -D CMAKEBUILDTYPE=Release -D WITHPLASMA .. CMake Error: Parse error in command line argument: WITHPLASMA Should be: VAR:type=value

   @s-b-repo · Sep 1, 2023 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

3. optimus-manager-qt crashes after sleepOpen

   After my laptop come back from sleep optimus-manager-qt crashes with ABRT. I checked with strace what is wrong and can't quite understand what goes wrong. One of the last calls is I found some attempt to open state in strace and it is successful, and file is fine and available to…

   @Flowneee · Jun 15, 2023 · 3 comments · View on GitHub

4. Wrong text in the "Check if daemon is active" error dialogueClosed

   The text in the error message that warns about daemon not being active currently reads The %1 is running. It should read The %1 is not running instead. Code: Not sure if translations have the same issue. 1. Stop the service with sudo systemctl stop optimus-manager.service 2.…

   @FluffMe · Jun 7, 2023 · 3 comments · View on GitHub

5. Add Icon Options To GuiClosed

   The icons that currently come with the Gui are colorful and don't fit in with a lot of taskbar styles. I propose the addition of the following 16x16 icons as optional icons in the GUI: All icons are either designed by me (in the case of the hybrid icon) (I just spliced the Intel…

   @N0madical · Nov 22, 2022 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

6. NVreg_DynamicPowerManagementVideoMemoryThreshold = 1024MBOpen

   Hello, with the last driver 515.48.07 the value for NVregDynamicPowerManagementVideoMemoryThreshold changed from 200 to 1024 max value. Please add the posibility to set this configuration.

   @Mario156090 · Aug 24, 2022 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

7. config file overwriteOpen

   qt manager overwrites optimus manager config file with defective one. whenever qt manager overwrites the config file. config file stays relatively the same. OS: Manjaro Desktop environment: KDE Optimus Manager version: 1.4.r12.g29d737f-1 (git version)) Optimus Manager Qt version:…

   @ECO1AI · Aug 11, 2022 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

8. No Optimus Qt in my system trayClosed

   Not really sure why this is happening, Im using Garuda Linux (Arch) with the Gnome desktop environment. I Have a system tray extension that seems to work for everything else but not Optimus-Qt, so im not really sure how im suppose to switch between the integrated GPU on my Ryzen…

   @Dametreus · Jun 4, 2022 · 9 comments · View on GitHub

9. Bug: icon invalid since 1.6.8Closed

   I just upgraded optimus-manager-qt to 1.6.8-1 on AUR, and found prime-nvidia and prime-hybrid became invalid. I tried to find the icon on my system. it's just exist. I then revert the package to 1.6.7-2 and works fine now. Just upgrade to 1.6.8-1, optimus-manager-qt notified me…

   @yanyongyu · May 19, 2022 · 11 comments · View on GitHub

10. GNU GuixClosed

    Hi, I'm porting this project to GNU Guix. How should I handle the circle-flags and masalla packages? I get the following error: Should I point the CMake through environment variables to those packages? I can package them but I'm unsure how to build this package. Could you please…

    @phodina · Apr 18, 2022 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

11. AMD tear free never set to trueClosed

    Bug description AMD tear free never set to true Steps to reproduce the behavior. Example: 1. Go to 'configuration' 2. Click on 'AMD' 3. set tearfree from default to 'yes' 4. Click to OK 5. return to show the saved config and the change is not saved. Always show default. :(…

    @Mario156090 · Apr 13, 2022 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

12. Cannot mix incompatible Qt library (5.15.2) with this library (5.15.3)Closed

    When i start optimus-manager-qt in a console, i recieve this error message : and the application do not start. OS: Archlinux Desktop environment: Cinnamon Optimus Manager version: 1.4-4 Optimus Manager Qt version: 1.6.4-1 is it normal ? What should i do to fix this message ?

    @PowaBanga · Mar 7, 2022 · 12 comments · View on GitHub

13. Icons are not showingClosed

    The applet is functionally great, but the icon on the tray is just a void(see far-right in the screenshot), even though I can still right-click it. There's also no icons inside the settings page like the readme is showing. Not sure other than yay -S optimus-manager-qt Icons…

    @MarcusVH98 · Feb 7, 2022 · 4 comments · View on GitHub

14. Program doesn't launchClosed

    I installed the program using pamac, it installed and when i open the optimus manager app it simply doesnt show any GUI... i tried to to run it via terminal that doesnt show anything either I looked into few isssues if someone also had similar issue as mine.. but nothing helped..…

    @KnightKrusty · Jan 24, 2022 · 4 comments · View on GitHub

15. AMD config template does not save sometimesClosed

    Hi, it turns out that sometimes when trying to save a configuration via optimus-manager-qt the default tear free section of the AMD section is reset to default. Then optimus-manager.conf blanks the desired configuration in that section.

    @Mario156090 · Dec 20, 2021 · 1 comments · View on GitHub