Dev Questions Omarchy: Why Install a Whole OS Over an AI Desktop Shell?
kristoph · x · 2026-09-09
kristoph questions the hype around Omarchy, the Arch-based Linux distro: what it offers seems achievable with Clairvoyance, an AI desktop shell you can install on Mac, Windows or even Linux. A dashboard of widgets, he argues, doesn't justify installing an entire OS, and he asks what Omarchy actually changes in Arch beyond its custom Quick shell.
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