I tested Omarchy Quattro, one of the first Linux distros to go all in on AI - and I didn't hate it

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Omarchy's latest release (Quattro) combines AI and Hyprland
• The desktop OS is powerful, but not for beginners
• Omarchy Quattro brings together two very efficient technologies.

AI in Linux has become a hotly debated subject. For some, it makes perfect sense. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has decided that AI is a great option for the kernel development process.

I've been of the opinion that injecting AI into Linux places the open-source operating system on the same (often unwanted) plane as Windows and MacOS, where many users prefer not to have either Copilot or Apple Intelligence getting in the way.

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But some distribution developers have other plans. Take, for instance, the developer of Omarchy, who claims:

Omarchy is leaning fully into the future and the...

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