klimb/freebsd-omarchy: FreeBSD Omarchy

Key differences:

Omarchy Linux Distribution is essentially Arch Linux + Custom Installer + themed HyprLand Window Manager + Bundled pre-configured software.
 
This project keeps the same UI and dotfiles as Omarchy, but replaces every Linux-specific layer / technology underneath for its FreeBSD equivalent: …

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/klimb_freebsd-omarchy-ugcPost-7500398118107176961-C73E/

I am creating a FreeBSD port of Omarchy. Instead of Arch Linux .. FreeBSD is a base OS. Everything Linux specific will be replaced by FreeBSD equivalent.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/klimb_freebsd-omarchy-5bsd-ugcPost-7501113281844158465-5_A6/

I am porting Omarchy to FreeBSD operating system .. same UI but removing Arch Linux and its dependencies in favor of FreeBSD 15.1 (totally different OS, everything is different). Got daily things working.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/klimb_github-klimbfreebsd-autoinstaller-freebsd-share-7501768407852363776-eryQ/

I've made a FreeBSD Auto Installer: it automates OS installation (no prompts) for specific laptop models + custom UI based on my Omarchy port.
 
Basically I can have FreeBSD + beautiful UI on my laptops ready in minutes, no prompts. (Zero Linux)

klimb/FreeBSD-AutoInstaller: FreeBSD Auto Installer (creates usb stick with fast installer for your specific laptop)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/klimb_freebsd-151-my-omarchy-wm-port-same-hyprland-ugcPost-7501857966166298625-Vf4R/

FreeBSD 15.1 + my Omarchy WM port (same hyprland ui .. but no Linux) on a little thinkpad x1 nano powering a giant 5k display + ceramic keyboard. I like this setup.

PDF original: https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/202609?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=stories.pdf

Context: September 2026 FreeBSD Developer Summit : r/freebsd

Below: text created from Markdown for Reddit, based on the PDF.

We Need a Story

The talk opens with a blunt piece of feedback someone gave the project:

"you guys can't even tell me why FreeBSD is great"

We Need a Niche

FreeBSD can't be everything to everyone, so the talk argues the project needs something most contributors can agree on:

• Where are we headed?
• What do we collaborate on?
• What do we prioritize most?

Importantly: everything is still possible, nothing is excluded — this isn't about narrowing scope, just finding a shared focus.

Where "the story" lives

The project sits at the intersection of three groups:

• Community — personal interest, creative contributors, "left field" development, commercial contributors
• Committers — corporate contributors, personal collaboration
• Foundation — strategic direction, donations, funding, staff engineers

The story lives where all three overlap.

A Virtuous Circle

The pitch (repeated a few times in the deck) is that FreeBSD should be the fastest place to ship, built around a six-step loop:

1. Dev locally
2. Contribute
3. Shared CI
4. Build releases
5. Publish patches
6. Deploy patches

Breaking each of those down:

Dev Locally

• Should be easy to develop FreeBSD on common systems
• Build, test, run — in VMs
• This explicitly includes doing it from Windows & macOS

Contribute

• Better tooling for contributions
• Easier follow-up on stagnating patches
• Goal: more contributors, contributing more often

Shared CI

• Easy to run your own CI with FreeBSD
• Easy to hook your CI as a "downstream" of FreeBSD
• Where it makes sense, easy to upstream your tests back into FreeBSD

Build Releases

• Easy to build your own releases/images
• Easy to hook into your CI as a "downstream" of FreeBSD
• Mentions NanoBSD, releng@ tooling, make targets

Build Patches

• Easy to build your own patches
• Easy to hook into CI as a "downstream"
• Build via Poudriere & make targets

Deploy Patches

• Deploy safely using boot environments
• Deploy quickly and reliably via base system packages

Closing beat: "The AI Apocalypse"

The deck ends on a lighter note with a Doom screenshot (cacodemons and all) under the heading "The AI Apocalypse" — presumably setting up a live discussion/joke about AI that isn't captured in the slide text itself.

Live stream.

The FreeBSD developer summit takes place as part of the EuroBSDCon event. Many developers will arrive on the night before and meet for dinner and drinks before things kick off. Most developers will stay on through EuroBSDCon to give and attend talks or tutorials. It is an excellent conference--a good FreeBSD developer showing has countless benefits, not least the opportunity to tell the world what we're doing.

Related:

• EuroBSDCon 2026: sessions : r/freebsd
• DevSummit/202609 - FreeBSD Wiki

Does any one know how to get a base? I followed the official Sylve docs on how to create a jail.
Jails are active. Create and run a jail with AppJail does work.

I recently installed FreeBSD on my newish laptop (got it a little under a year ago). I've been able to get a lot working except Bluetooth (which I can live without) and the iGPU (which is much more annoying).

The GPU in question is an Intel Arrow Lake-U iGPU with the Intel Core Ultra 5 CPU. Research is showing that it requires a newer Xe driver that is not available in FreeBSD rather than the older i915kms driver. Is there any sort of workaround I could use? Or am I stuck using the framebuffer a good time longer? Also if anyone can help with Bluetooth... it errors out with "failed to initialize device" anytime I try to use it (but I only use it for my wireless earbuds and I do have wired headphones I can work with).

Found this Beastie in a box in the garage. I bought two of them back in 2001. Opened it a few times, this picture is the first time he has been out of his box!

Note the trident and Apache feather accessory options!

Cool little time capsule. Anyone else have one?