153: DHH – Omarchy and Designing Your Own OS on Arch Linux
Aug 21, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 153
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Episode description
I talk to DHH about Omarchy, the carefully curated distribution of Arch Linux he's been refining for the last few months.
We talk about stuff like:
- How did he discover Arch + Hyprland in the first place?
- What even is Arch, what even is Hyprland, and how the fuck do you make the mouse show up in Linux?
- Should you really be afraid of trying to maintain your own Linux installation?
- What are the main differences in workflow using Omarchy vs. something like macOS?
- What are the best options on Linux for the type of software where macOS has historically shined, like creative tools?
- What are the best hardware options for developers wanting to run Omarchy?
Forgive the worse-than-usual audio quality, we recorded this last minute and spur of the moment with unfamiliar tools!
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