The Omarchy Manual
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- #Customization
- #Linux
- #Productivity
- Omarchy is an omakase remix of Arch Linux using Hyprland, designed for modern software developers with preinstalled tools like Neovim, Spotify, Chromium, and more.
- The system emphasizes aesthetics and productivity, offering a complete, beautiful environment to motivate users.
- Omarchy requires a clean-sweep install of Arch Linux, with detailed instructions for setup including disk encryption and wifi configuration.
- Navigation in Omarchy is keyboard-centric, with hotkeys for launching applications, managing windows, and switching workspaces.
- The system includes eleven beautiful themes that style the desktop, terminal, and applications uniformly.
- Neovim is the default editor, with a steep learning curve but high payoff, and alternatives like VSCode are available.
- Shell tools like fzf, Zoxide, and ripgrep enhance productivity with fuzzy finding, directory jumping, and file content searching.
- Omarchy supports development with tools for various environments, including Ruby on Rails, JavaScript runtimes, and PHP frameworks.
- Security features include full-disk encryption, a default-enabled firewall, and regular updates from Arch Linux.
- Customization options are extensive, from themes and fonts to keyboard layouts and monitor settings.