Omarchy
An Arch Linux-based desktop configuration project initiated by David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails. It integrates tools including Hyprland and targets advanced Linux users who prefer a minimal and highly customizable desktop environment.
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DHH stated that Alibaba's contribution is based on the merit principle and is fully open source and available for review; if cooperating with China becomes a problem, the Linux kernel would have problems first, then US companies like Apple that manufacture hardware in China, and Omarchy ranks very low in terms of risk.
The compromise Lunduke proposed is: not opposing Omarchy having a Chinese version, doing good Chinese localization, and letting users conveniently install the software they want (including WeChat) themselves, but opposing bundling these applications by default.
In responding to the hypothetical scenario of "a journalist arrested for using Omarchy," DHH defended with an analogy: the UK once arrested a 15-year-old boy for mocking a politician—if he had used Omarchy, should that also be counted against Omarchy; Chinese journalists who criticize the CCP are more likely to use an iPhone, so should Apple also be responsible.
According to Lunduke, Omarchy has about USD 25 million to 26 million in funding and token support from multiple AI companies; this description of the funding scale is a single-source claim and has not been independently corroborated.
Omarchy is a Linux distribution led by DHH, based on Arch Linux, using Hyprland as the tiling window manager and building a complete desktop shell with QuickShell.
According to data cited by the video's author, Omarchy's ISO downloads have exceeded one million, and the Omicron Foundation has received a cumulative total of $23.7 million in funding.
The article's author used Omarchy continuously on their main machine for 357 days and decided to keep using it.
Installing Omarchy on the main desktop a year ago took 5 minutes 12 seconds; a year later, reinstalling it on a Framework laptop took 59 seconds.
Omarchy works out of the box: audio, GPU acceleration, external monitors, hibernation and Btrfs snapshots all require no additional configuration.
On the first day, Omarchy's Wi-Fi graphical interface was unresponsive, so the author used the iwd command line to connect; in later versions NetworkManager replaced systemd-networkd, and the Wi-Fi graphical interface now works properly on the laptop.
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Omarchy is a complete desktop workstation solution built on Arch Linux, the Hyprland window manager, and Quickshell, emphasizing the omakase philosophy with built-in coding agent support.
60%UnverifiedThe compromise Lunduke proposed is: not opposing Omarchy having a Chinese version, doing good Chinese localization, and letting users conveniently install the software they want (including WeChat) themselves, but opposing bundling these applications by default.
50%UnverifiedDHH stated that Alibaba's contribution is based on the merit principle and is fully open source and available for review; if cooperating with China becomes a problem, the Linux kernel would have problems first, then US companies like Apple that manufacture hardware in China, and Omarchy ranks very low in terms of risk.
50%UnverifiedAccording to Lunduke, Omarchy has about USD 25 million to 26 million in funding and token support from multiple AI companies; this description of the funding scale is a single-source claim and has not been independently corroborated.
50%UnverifiedIn responding to the hypothetical scenario of "a journalist arrested for using Omarchy," DHH defended with an analogy: the UK once arrested a 15-year-old boy for mocking a politician—if he had used Omarchy, should that also be counted against Omarchy; Chinese journalists who criticize the CCP are more likely to use an iPhone, so should Apple also be responsible.
50%UnverifiedThe Omarchy team has appointed a security lead and a security team, and runs a $100,000 bug bounty program on HackerOne.
50%UnverifiedThe article's author believes that if a user rejects Arch, Hyprland or this theming style, Omarchy is not a suitable starting point.
50%UnverifiedThe article's author believes that Omarchy's preinstalled software can be uninstalled with one click, and that custom configurations have been preserved through every update.
50%UnverifiedThe article's author used Omarchy continuously on their main machine for 357 days and decided to keep using it.
50%UnverifiedInstalling Omarchy on the main desktop a year ago took 5 minutes 12 seconds; a year later, reinstalling it on a Framework laptop took 59 seconds.
50%UnverifiedOmarchy works out of the box: audio, GPU acceleration, external monitors, hibernation and Btrfs snapshots all require no additional configuration.
50%UnverifiedOn the first day, Omarchy's Wi-Fi graphical interface was unresponsive, so the author used the iwd command line to connect; in later versions NetworkManager replaced systemd-networkd, and the Wi-Fi graphical interface now works properly on the laptop.
50%UnverifiedThe article's author cites George Hotz's assessment: Omarchy retains Arch's customizability while selecting tasteful defaults, solving Arch's long-standing barrier to entry.
50%UnverifiedOmarchy is a Linux distribution led by DHH, based on Arch Linux, using Hyprland as the tiling window manager and building a complete desktop shell with QuickShell.
50%UnverifiedAccording to data cited by the video's author, Omarchy's ISO downloads have exceeded one million, and the Omicron Foundation has received a cumulative total of $23.7 million in funding.
50%UnverifiedNaarchy is designed specifically for Omarchy and Hyprland environments.
50%UnverifiedOmarchy is not an independent distribution, but rather a set of configuration scripts that can be installed on top of Arch.
50%UnverifiedThe developer's desktop test devices include a MacBook with an M3 chip as the primary Apple Silicon test machine, and an older Intel MacBook running Omarchy (an Arch-based Linux configuration).
50%UnverifiedOmarchy is a project initiated by DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson), built on Arch Linux, the Hyprland window manager, and Quickshell.
50%UnverifiedOmarchy adopts the omakase philosophy, emphasizing letting the system make decisions for users rather than falling into option hell.
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