Omarchy Linux Attracts 13,000 Downloads in One Sunday
Creator shares Sunday download count for his Linux distribution and outlines gamer focus.
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David Heinemeier Hansson posted that another 13,000 people downloaded the Omarchy ISO on a Sunday. He welcomed the new users and wrote there has never been a better time to try Linux. In the same thread he stated plans to make Omarchy the best OS for gamers, citing ongoing conversations behind the scenes. A separate post from game developer bonkcity_ described building a native Linux version of their title with Omarchy support for features such as full resizing and tiling. Other visible replies noted the desktop aesthetics and discussed dual-boot attempts or security posture.
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Anthony Francavilla@ajfrancavillaI love the idea of my software development OS being the same as my kids' gaming OS. Having a single OS to admin, plus Omarchy's AI SysAdmin assistance, looks compelling. I need my deskgop OS to get work done, not to tinker with. I've been doing Unix sys admin since SGI IREX…
EP Erik Ex Plano@ErikExplains@rekdt *Except Apple M4 /M5, and still with a few asterisks on M1 - M3 despite the absolutely amazing work by the Asahi Linux team. Their blog posts are always interesting and inspiring. https://asahilinux.org/2026/08/progress-report-7-2/
SA Sebastian Aaltonen@SebAaltonen@Bhavyaztwt Not true. Windows and Linux (all distros combined) are leading MacOS in developer statistics. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology
AL Aerial Imagery LLC@aimagery4info@MatthewBerman Short answer, "yes
MB Mischa van den Burg@mischavdburg@pramode_ce I completely agree
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