Omarchy

Enthusiasm of DHH is contagious, and I’d been really curious to try Omarchy. Luckily, we had an old MacBook where I could install it and give it a shot.

I remembered my first time trying Linux ~20 years ago. It sounded promising, but some basic things didn’t work at all. You could spend the whole day trying to fix them and still end up hitting a wall. But, for some reason, that was exciting! To dive into configs, to dig deep for a solution, and finally to find a fix.

Now, I need an external keyboard just to boot the system. The internal speakers don’t work. Ah, let’s maybe try a Bluetooth speaker? It connects and even starts playing, but then it just rattles and wheezes. Won’t watch that TV series tonight.

But! I’m impressed by the novelty. The fast installation and pre-configuration are incredibly impressive. The terminal and code editor have never looked that great out of the box. Built-in keyboard shortcuts to open apps and tiled windows are really, really exciting. I’m also looking forward to learning new things (looking at you, Neovim).

It’s also highly customizable. You can change (and break) many more things than you can on macOS. Even more, now is the best time to contribute to a real OS with thousands of users — if you find something you’re able to improve.

I’m excited about the movement and looking forward to using Omarchy more, at least at home.