@svpino: It's been 30 days since I started using Linux. I've been a Mac user for 17 years. I decided to try Omarchy full-time fo…
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Developer Santiago Valdarrama shares his 30-day experience switching from Mac to Linux (Omarchy distro), highlighting positives like customization and tiling window manager Hyprland, but noting bugs, missing apps, and hardware issues.
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It’s been 30 days since I started using Linux.
I’ve been a Mac user for 17 years. I decided to try Omarchy full-time for 90 days.
Today marks the first 30 days, and here is a short summary:
The good:
• Omarchy is the best distro I’ve tried • I love Hyprland and its tiling system • You can change anything in the OS • Every config is in a text file somewhere • Claude Code is really good at configuring the OS for you • The Framework 13 Pro is a really amazing laptop
The bad:
• There are still a lot of bugs in Omarchy • Audio and Bluetooth are not a solved problem • Many pro apps do not have Linux versions • There aren’t drivers for some devices I use • Easy to screw up things and brick your laptop • The Framework 13 Pro is not a Mac
At this point, I’m fully accustomed to the Omarchy shortcuts. I feel I can fly; this is so much faster than using a mouse.
There are many paper cuts that make me miss my Mac. Things I’ve always taken for granted that aren’t here: AirDrop (sorry, but LocalSend isn’t the same) and Continuity are probably the biggest ones.
If you have a Mac, you know that everyone will release software that runs on it. This is nice. With Linux, you are always hoping there’s a version for you or somebody else builds an alternative.
60 more days to go.
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