Moving to Linux
I’ve done it, I’ve become the meme. I’ve started 2026 by moving away from Mac OS and onto Linux. I’m using DHH’s brilliant Arch Linux/Hyperland mashup Omarchy.
It’s absolutely beautiful. It looks and feels amazing.
It’s a setup built for productivity. For speed, control and composability. The OS itself is lightning fast and there’s very little bloat. No bells and whistles. No visual distractions.
I love that everything is hackable. I can get things just the way I want them. After living with Mac OS for the better part of 20 years, it’s opened up a whole new world of possibilities. My computer is mine, and I’m free to do with it what I want!
I’m perfectly happy (and very productive) running on far cheaper hardware than my MacBook. It’s kind of like waking up from a fever dream! Why did I spend so much money for so long on computers that just aren’t that good?
Sidenote: I think Mac’s were “that” good a decade or so ago, and Linux probably wasn’t ready for primetime, but you get the point…
Sure, there are some serious intricacies. You have to learn to fix config yourself sometimes as things do break. But LLM’s are very helpful here! You have to learn to stop using your mouse and master the keyboard. You need to learn some vim motions. You want to learn some Bash and get comfortable with the command line.
I don’t see these learning curves as hinders, as slowing me down. Quite the opposite.
I’m learning to master my computer.
