My Problem With Omarchy Is What I Like About Arch
Description and use
The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from....
The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from. Setting something up, getting it wrong, reading the documentation and eventually understanding why it works. I didn't come to Linux just to get a different desktop. I wanted to know what my computer was doing.
So when somebody packages that whole experience into a ready-made setup, I understand the appeal. But when the next promise is that an AI can handle the things I don't understand, I start wonde
Problem
The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from....
The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from. Setting something up, getting it wrong, reading the documentation and eventually understanding why it works. I didn't come to Linux just to get a different desktop. I wanted to know what my computer was doing.
So when somebody packages that whole experience into a ready-made setup, I understand the appeal. But when the next promise is that an AI can handle the things I don't understand, I start wonde
Outcome
The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from....
The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from. Setting something up, getting it wrong, reading the documentation and eventually understanding why it works. I didn't come to Linux just to get a different desktop. I wanted to know what my computer was doing.
So when somebody packages that whole experience into a ready-made setup, I understand the appeal. But when the next promise is that an AI can handle the things I don't understand, I start wonde
Evidence
My Problem With Omarchy Is What I Like About Arch
- Record date: 2026-10-08T19:41:06.493Z