Global USE flags

Flag Description Packages
X Get screen resolution via <pkg>x11-apps/xwininfo</pkg> 4
clang Use Clang compiler instead of GCC 3
debug 4
server Pull in server specific bits 2
systemd Use <pkg>sys-apps/systemd</pkg> for session tracking 3
test 2
wayland Build the effect for <pkg>kde-plasma/kwin</pkg> (6.4+) 3

Category USE flags

games-util

Flag Description Packages
ntsync Install module/limit configs for NTSYNC 2

media-fonts

Flag Description Packages
otf Install OTF fonts 2
variable Install variable width fonts 2

mpv-plugin

Flag Description Packages
autoload Install files to /etc/mpv for autoloading. 2

Local USE flags

app-admin

ananicy-cpp

Flag Description
bpf Use eBPF for processing
cachyos-rules Pull in rules from <pkg>app-admin/ananicy-rules-cachyos</pkg>

goldwarden

Flag Description
fido2 Add FIDO2 support via <pkg>dev-libs/libfido2</pkg>
gui

app-editors

kile

Flag Description
pdf
png

app-misc

sysbits

Flag Description
betas Pull in bits for very bleeding edge updates
binpkg-build-host Setup binpkg host bits
binpkg-client Setup binpkg repo
desktop Pull in common desktop bits
desktop-extra Pull in desktop specific bits
laptop-extra Pull in laptop specific bits
steamdeck-extra Pull in Steam Deck specific bits

uwufetch

Flag Description
gpu Better accuracy on GPU info via <pkg>sys-apps/lshw</pkg>
images Support images via <pkg>media-gfx/viu</pkg>

games-util

evdevhook2

Flag Description
battery Battery status reporting via <pkg>sys-power/upower</pkg>

gamescope-session

Flag Description
steam Pull in Steam session via <pkg>games-util/gamescope-session-steam</pkg>

mangohud

Flag Description
${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
dbus
mangoapp Build MangoApp for use with <pkg>gui-wm/gamescope</pkg>
mangohudctl Build MangoHudCTL
mangoplot Install MangoPlot and its dependencies
system-spdlog Use system install of <pkg>dev-libs/spdlog</pkg>
video_cards_nvidia
xnvctrl Use XNVctrl as fall back for older Nvidia devices

kde-misc

Burn-My-Windows

Flag Description
"aura-glow
"doom
${EFFECTS[*]%%:*}
(
aura-glow A radiant edge-lit animation
doom Melt your windows
energize-a Beam your windows away
energize-b Using different transporter technology results in an alternative visual effect
fire The classic effect inspired by Compiz
focus Focus dude, focus!
glide Fade the window to transparency with subtle 3D effects
glitch This effect applies some intentional graphics issues to your windows
hexagon With glowing lines and hexagon-shaped tiles, this effect looks very sci-fi
incinerate A less snappy but definitely more fancy take on the fire effect
pixel-wheel Pixelate the window and hide the pixels in a wheel-like fashion
pixel-wipe Pixelate the window and hide the pixels radially, starting from the pointer position
pixelate Pixelate the window and randomly hide the pixels
portal Transfer your windows to other locations in space and time
rgbwarp Red Blue and Green go bye bye
team-rocket ... is blasting off again!
tv Make windows close like turning off a TV
tv-glitch Make your windows close like a very glitchy old-school TV
wisps Let your windows be carried away to the realm of dreams by these little fairies

media-fonts

ibm-plex

Flag Description
cjk
ttf Install TTF fonts

nerd-fonts

Flag Description
${FONT_IUSE}
0xproto Install 0xproto font
3270 Install 3270 font
adwaitamono Install AdwaitaMono font
agave Install Agave font
annotationmono Install AnnotationMono font
anonymouspro Install AnonymousPro font
arimo Install Arimo font
atkinsonhyperlegiblemono Install AtkinsonHyperlegibleMono font
aurulentsansmono Install AurulentSansMono font
bigblueterminal Install BigBlueTerminal font
bitstreamverasansmono Install BitstreamVeraSansMono font
cascadiacode Install CascadiaCode font
cascadiamono Install CascadiaMono font
codenewroman Install CodeNewRoman font
comicshannsmono Install ComicShannsMono font
commitmono Install CommitMono font
cousine Install Cousine font
d2coding Install D2Coding font
daddytimemono Install DaddyTimeMono font
dejavusansmono Install DejaVuSansMono font
departuremono Install DepartureMono font
droidsansmono Install DroidSansMono font
envycoder Install EnvyCodeR font
fantasquesansmono Install FantasqueSansMono font
firacode Install FiraCode font
firamono Install FiraMono font
geistmono Install GeistMono font
go-mono Install Go-Mono font
gohu Install Gohu font
googlesanscode Install GoogleSansCode font
hack Install Hack font
hasklig Install Hasklig font
heavydata Install HeavyData font
hermit Install Hermit font
ia-writer Install iA-Writer font
ibmplexmono Install IBMPlexMono font
inconsolata Install Inconsolata font
inconsolatago Install InconsolataGo font
inconsolatalgc Install InconsolataLGC font
intelonemono Install IntelOneMono font
iosevka Install Iosevka font
iosevkaterm Install IosevkaTerm font
iosevkatermslab Install IosevkaTermSlab font
jetbrainsmono Install JetBrainsMono font
lekton Install Lekton font
liberationmono Install LiberationMono font
lilex Install Lilex font
martianmono Install MartianMono font
meslo Install Meslo font
monaspace Install Monaspace font
monofur Install Monofur font
monoid Install Monoid font
mononoki Install Mononoki font
mplus Install MPlus font
nerdfontssymbolsonly Install NerdFontsSymbolsOnly font
noto Install Noto font
opendyslexic Install OpenDyslexic font
overpass Install Overpass font
profont Install ProFont font
proggyclean Install ProggyClean font
recursive Install Recursive font
robotomono Install RobotoMono font
sharetechmono Install ShareTechMono font
sourcecodepro Install SourceCodePro font
spacemono Install SpaceMono font
terminus Install Terminus font
tinos Install Tinos font
ubuntu Install Ubuntu font
ubuntumono Install UbuntuMono font
ubuntusans Install UbuntuSans font
victormono Install VictorMono font
zedmono Install ZedMono font

twemoji

Flag Description
icons Install Twemoji icon theme

media-gfx

viu

Flag Description
sixel Experimental Sixel support

media-sound

qpwgraph

Flag Description
alsa Support routing ALSA raw midi devices
trayicon Enable systray icon (window close will iconify instead of exit)

media-video

jellyfin-mpv-shim

Flag Description
discord Enable Discord Rich Presence support
shaders Install the default shader pack
systray Enable systray support

net-fs

netdev-automount

Flag Description
networkmanager Create symlinks for NetworkManager-dispatcher

net-im

vesktop-bin

Flag Description
appindicator

sys-auth

polkit

Flag Description
elogind
examples
gtk
introspection
kde
nls
pam
selinux

sys-fs

bcachefs-tools

Flag Description
llvm-libunwind
verify-sig

sys-kernel

cachyos-kernel

Flag Description
bcachefs Pull in latest bcachefs patches from https://evilpiepirate.org/git/bcachefs.git/ (UNOFFICIAL)
bmq Flavour using the BMQ scheduler
bore Flavour using the BORE scheduler
cachyos Default CachyOS flavour
cfi Enables Clang's forward-edge Control Flow Integrity (CFI) checking
deckify Default CachyOS flavour with extra tweaks/patches for handhelds
eevdf Flavour using the EEVDF (mainline Linux) scheduler
initramfs Build initramfs along with the kernel.
lto
muqss Patch in the Multiple Queue Skiplist Scheduler (EXPERIMENTAL - might not always apply)
rt-bore Flavour using the BORE scheduler and realtime preemption
rust Pull in dependencies for and enable CONFIG_RUST
scx Pull in dependencies for and enable CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT (subset of USE=debug)

cachyos-settings

Flag Description
zram Enable ZRAM configs via <pkg>sys-apps/zram-generator</pkg>

virtual

linux-sources

Flag Description
firmware Install linux kernel firmware

x11-themes

catppuccin-cursors

Flag Description
${FLAVOURS}
frappe Frappe flavour of Catppuccin
latte Latte flavour of Catppuccin
macchiato Macchiato flavour of Catppuccin
mocha Mocha flavour of Catppuccin

catppuccin-kde

Flag Description
catppuccin_accents_blue Blue accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_flamingo Flamingo accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_green Green accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_lavender Lavendar accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_maroon Maroon accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_mauve Mauve accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_peach Peach accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_pink Pink accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_red Red accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_rosewater Rosewater accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_sapphire Sapphire accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_sky Sky accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_teal Teal accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_accents_yellow Yellow accent of Catppuccin
catppuccin_flavours_frappe Frappe flavour of Catppuccin
catppuccin_flavours_latte Latte flavour of Catppuccin
catppuccin_flavours_macchiato Macchiato flavour of Catppuccin
catppuccin_flavours_mocha Mocha flavour of Catppuccin
catppuccin_styles_classic Classic window decoration style of Catppuccin
catppuccin_styles_modern Modern window decoration style of Catppuccin