Omarchy Linux Now Works on Apple Silicon Macs

This could actually be big news

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Omarchy is a relatively new distribution of Linux. It does a lot of things well, but I have major concerns. Some of which I’ve written about previously.

But the Omarchy team is working on something that should make every Apple Silicon Mac user sit up and take notice. As a fan of Macs, I’m very excited about what they’re cooking up.

They’ve actually managed to get Omarchy Linux, the full version with full support, running on Apple hardware, building on and improving what the Asahi team has managed to do up to this point.

This is exciting.

The state of Linux on Apple hardware

On an older model Intel Mac, installing Linux is relatively simple. About as simple as installing Windows.

The hardware may have been built for macOS (or OS X in some cases), but it can run Windows just as well as any “real” PC. And Linux? It can do that just fine too. Beautifully in fact.

I have fond memories of running Ubuntu alongside OS X years ago on my 2008 MacBook Pro. Good times.

But Apple Silicon is a different creature entirely. Apple has locked down that system so tightly that it’s not as simple as simply…