How to Change the Default Browser in Omarchy
Installing another browser in Omarchy does not automatically make it the default; use Setup > Defaults > Browser or the omarchy default browser command to change the XDG handler.
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How to Customize Omarchy Without Breaking Future Updates
Omarchy is safest to customize through user-owned files under ~/.config while leaving package-managed files under /usr/share/omarchy alone.
Omarchy Keyboard Shortcuts: The Hotkeys You Actually Need
New Omarchy users can become functional quickly by learning Super+K for the binding list, Super+Space for the Omarchy menu and a small set of window, workspace, terminal and network shortcuts.
Omarchy Dual Boot With Windows: What to Know Before Installing
Omarchy can install into free space beside Windows, but the safe path requires backups, completed BitLocker decryption, Windows-created unallocated space and post-install verification that both systems still boot.
The Omarchy CLI: Controlling and Customizing Omarchy From the Terminal
The omarchy command exposes the same underlying system tooling used by Omarchy's menus and provides self-discovering command groups for updates, themes, defaults, capture, diagnostics and configuration.
How Omarchy Updates Work: Stable, RC, Edge and Dev Channels
Omarchy coordinates its own packages, Arch packages, migrations, configuration updates and snapshots through stable, RC, edge and dev channels instead of treating direct pacman upgrades as equivalent.
How to Install Omarchy From USB
Omarchy installs from a bootable USB and currently supports full-disk or free-space installation, with encryption enabled by default and clear disk-erasure risks on the full-disk path.
How to Create and Install Custom Omarchy Themes
Custom Omarchy themes belong in ~/.config/omarchy/themes and can be built from an existing theme, colors.toml or the included Aether application without modifying packaged themes.
Using Omarchy for Software Development
Omarchy provides a developer-oriented Linux workstation with Neovim, Git tooling, optional runtime installers, Docker support, Tmux workflows and terminal utilities without pretending every language stack is installed by default.
What Is Omarchy? A Practical Look at the Arch-Based Linux Distribution
Omarchy is an opinionated Arch-based Linux distribution built around Hyprland, Quickshell, keyboard-driven navigation and a coordinated configuration/update layer rather than a conventional desktop metaphor.