Published release of the distribution kit Omarchy 4.5, which raised more than $23 million for development. The project is developed by David Heinemeier Hansson (David Heinemeier Hansson), the author of the Ruby on Rails web framework, trying to create an ideal Linux environment for himself. The distribution was created in accordance with the principle “Omakase Computing“, which assumes that most users at the beginning of their journey do not know what exactly they want, and it would be better for them not to torment themselves with trying to choose, but to use a set of tools prepared by someone whose competence and taste they trust. The work of the project is distributed under the MIT license. ISO image size 6.5 GB (x86_64, ARM64).
Omarchy is built on the Arch Linux package base, but does not just offer a set of pre-installed packages, but tries to offer an environment of combined applications, selected taking into account aesthetics and efficiency in solving problems. According to the author of the project, motivation is important for high labor productivity, and part of such motivation is a beautiful and aesthetic environment. The graphical environment is built on the basis of the Hyprland composite manager.
The distribution does not try to be like Windows or macOS, to please the majority or seem familiar to users. Instead of targeting the hypothetical average user, Omarchy offers only the apps the author uses every day – from Neovim, Chromium and LibreOffice to Spotify, Omawrite, Foot and Zoom. It is expected that the prepared environment, working with code in Neovim, active use of the terminal and tiled window layout will seem unusual to many, but those who decide to leave their comfort zone and learn something new for themselves will be able to increase the efficiency of their work.
Changes in Omarchy 4.5:
- For users experiencing difficulties using tiled window layout after switching from Windows or macOS, support has been provided classic floating windows and taskbar. Using the “Super + L” keyboard shortcut you can quickly switch between tiled, scrolling and floating window layout modes. The panel shows pinned shortcuts, running applications and a button for navigating through installed programs. Windows can be minimized using the “Super + M” combination, configured via the context menu and dragged with the mouse.
- Added support for systems based on the ARM64 architecture and provided the ability to installation