Omarchy 4.5 Arrives with Support Beyond x86-64 and New Desktop Features
The Arch Linux-based distribution Omarchy 4.5 has been released, the project's first expansion beyond x86-64.
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What happened
The Arch Linux-based distribution Omarchy 4.5 has been released, the project's first expansion beyond x86-64. It adds Apple Silicon support, a new floating desktop mode, and a few other updates. Omarchy now runs on Apple M1, M2, M3, and Neo MacBooks. The Apple Silicon support builds on work by the Asahi Linux project and other contributors. It also adds preliminary support for NVIDIA's Arm-based N1X laptops and the DGX Spark systems. However, support for newer Apple M4, M5, and M6 models and Qualcomm Snapdragon X-based laptops is still in development. According to project creator David Heinemeier Hansson, the release includes more than 740 merged pull requests from over 180 contributors during a 12-week development cycle.
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