> The biggest issue is the lack of an official graphical installer, but while the install process is intimidating, it's not very difficult for people who are patient, can follow detailed instructions, and have a vague idea of what a partition and a bootloader is.

I think this is one of the main reasons CachyOS has been on such an upward trajectory. It's mostly Arch, but that installation was such a breeze. A couple of clicks and done.