basecamp/omarchy
Summary
Omarchy is a modern, opinionated Linux distribution created by DHH, featuring a comprehensive manual and integration with development tools and AI.
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basecamp/omarchy
Source: https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy
Omarchy
Omarchy is a beautiful, modern & opinionated Linux distribution by DHH.
Read more at omarchy.org.
The Omarchy Manual
The manual lives in manual/, which is its authoritative source. It’s
mirrored to learn.omacom.io, where
its screenshots are also hosted.
The Basics
- Getting Started
- Coming From Mac or Windows
- Navigation
- The top bar
- Themes
- Hotkeys
- Unified Clipboard & History
- Reminders
- Notices
- Text Extraction & Dictation
- Screenshots & Recording
- Toggles, idle & screensaver
- Omarchy CLI
The Applications
- Terminal
- Neovim
- AI
- Development Tools
- Shell Tools
- Shell Functions
- TUIs
- GUIs
- Browsers
- Commercial apps/services
- Web Apps
- Gaming
- Filling out PDFs
- Windows VM
- Other Packages
Configuration
- Updates
- Dotfiles
- Shell plugins
- Monitors
- Keyboard, Mouse, Trackpad
- Networking
- System sleep
- Hardware authentication
- Fonts
- Backgrounds
- Prompt
- Branding
- Common tweaks
- Extra themes
- Making your own theme
The Rest
- Mac support
- Troubleshooting
- FAQ
- System snapshots
- Security
- Omarchy on…
- Dual Boot Install
- Unattended Installs
License
Omarchy is released under the MIT License.
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