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FreeBSD founder ports Omarchy to FreeBSD in ten days, ten releases

SoftwareOctober 27, 20261 min read

Daemonarchy is a new project that brings parts of the Omarchy desktop setup to FreeBSD, a Unix-like operating system. It was started by Jordan Hubbard, a founder of FreeBSD, and it was built with help from AI coding tools.

What happened

Jordan Hubbard, one of the original founders of the FreeBSD project, has made a new project called Daemonarchy. It takes the Omarchy desktop, which was first built for Linux, and moves its tools and settings to FreeBSD. The project is not linked to the original Linux version of Omarchy.

Key numbers and facts

Daemonarchy is at version 1.3.1.
It had 10 releases in about 10 days.
Hubbard has made 18 new FreeBSD ports of Linux tools in one month.
The project is packaged as an installable ISO image, which is a single file you can use to install an operating system.

Background for newcomers

Omarchy is a set of apps and settings that users download and install. It uses Hyprland, a window manager that tiles windows, and it has no title bars or close buttons. The Register found it hard to use, for example, closing a window needs a special key combination. Its update tool also failed in a test virtual machine. Still, Omarchy is popular and keeps gaining new users.

Why it matters

This project shows how fast people can now build and port software with AI help. It also raises a hard question for FreeBSD: how should the project handle code written with AI? The article says Daemonarchy could make that debate harder.

What to watch

Whether FreeBSD users adopt Daemonarchy.
How the FreeBSD community responds to AI-assisted code.
Whether the project keeps its fast release pace.
How well the update tools work over time.

Glossary

FreeBSD: A free operating system related to Unix, used on computers and servers.
Omarchy: A set of apps and settings for Linux, with a special desktop setup.
Daemonarchy: A project that brings Omarchy's tools to FreeBSD as an installable image.
Hyprland: A window manager that arranges windows side by side in tiles.
ISO image: A single file that holds a full copy of an operating system for installing it.

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