Many months ago I was distro hopping again, an activity that us Linux users can't seem to get away from. I've said it before, and I meant every word, that Linux Mint is the one for me, but curiosity has always made me jump the fence, if only temporarily.
I had told @eddiespino to join me this time around in the distro hopping activities. Eddie, being someone who is proudly of the nerd tribe, obliged, and we ended up testing a few interesting ones. I think Eddie ended up settling for a gaming distro in the end, but not before we both gave Omarchy a test drive.
An impressive effort without a doubt. Omarchy is, in my estimation, the most modern looking Linux distro I've ever tried, but I soon went back to my old Linux Mint box when I ran into some bugs that were literally deal breakers for me. To be fair, I thought that was it. I thought Omarchy would not become much more, but all of a sudden it seems to have evolved.
Maybe it's the algorithm Gods making sure my biases stay firmly carved in my head, but in the last few days I've gotten bombarded by people praising Omarchy and its creator, DHH. That said, the moment I saw NetworkChuck talking about it, I knew there was a lot more to the story.
I had to watch some videos, of course. I need to do my research, and it might be time to distro hop once again.
Now, this time I will be a tad bit more responsible, since my dev computer is set up nice and pretty, but this new Omarchy craze coincides with a new CPU tower. My good friend @excomunicado has gifted me his old tower, and it sports a trusty old GeForce 1070 too.
This doesn't mean I'm going to be able to run gigantic AI models, or anything frontier for that matter, but it does mean I will be able to experiment.
My cup of tea.
That said, the distro hopping will have to wait a week or so. I need to download a 6 GB ISO, but I also need to work out the setup at home. Once again, I need to carve out a space inside our little home office, since I won't be on a laptop anymore and need a proper station.
The child that refuses to die in me is so excited to play with these new toys.
But tell me: Did any of you already try Omarchy?
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