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I installed Arch Linux in one minute and forty seven seconds. Omarchy is DHH's opinionated Linux distro built on Arch, Hyprland and Quickshell, and it is the first time Linux has ever felt like the operating system I actually wanted. I put it on an old gaming laptop, then on Terry (my dual RTX 4090 machine), and I let an AI agent rice the whole desktop while I watched. I talked to DHH about why he built it, and Chris from Typecraft showed me how to stop reaching for my mouse.


In this video you'll learn how to install Omarchy on almost any hardware, how tiling window managers and Hyprland keybindings actually work, how to build your own Quickshell plugin with AI, how to game on Linux with Steam and Proton, and how to run Windows inside a container when you still need it. Whether you have never touched Arch or you have been ricing your desktop for a decade, this is the walkthrough from a blank USB stick to a computer that is completely yours.


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RESOURCES / LINKS:
🌐 Omarchy: https://omarchy.org
📖 The Omarchy Manual: https://omarchy.org/manual
💻 Omarchy on GitHub: https://github.com/basecamp/omarchy
🛠️ Omarchy plugin directory (500+ plugins): https://omarchyplugins.com
🌐 Hyprland: https://hypr.land
💻 Hyprland on GitHub: https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland
🌐 Quickshell: https://quickshell.org
🌐 Arch Linux: https://archlinux.org
🛠️ Ghostty terminal: https://ghostty.org
🎵 cliamp (Winamp for your shell): https://www.cliamp.stream
💻 Windows in Docker: https://github.com/dockur/windows
🌐 Framework laptops: https://frame.work
🌐 ThreatLocker: https://threatlocker.com


TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Why Omarchy might make this the year of the Linux desktop
1:31 - The 60 second Arch Linux install challenge
2:46 - What Arch Linux actually is, and the big five distros
6:48 - First contact with a tiling window manager
11:44 - Switching themes instantly with Quickshell
13:23 - How allowlisting and ringfencing lock down what runs
16:33 - The malleable desktop, and ricing it with AI
20:12 - Gaming on Linux, and letting AI diagnose the crash
23:09 - Running Windows inside Omarchy with Docker
25:01 - What Omarchy actually is: Arch, Hyprland, Quickshell
28:06 - Can you say "I use Arch btw" if you run Omarchy?
31:40 - A prayer for you


FEATURING:
👤 DHH (David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Omarchy and Ruby on Rails, co-owner of 37signals): https://x.com/dhh
Blog: https://world.hey.com/dhh
Site: https://dhh.dk
👤 Chris Power (Typecraft): https://x.com/typecraft_dev
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@typecraft_dev
Site: https://typecraft.dev


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