Daemonarchy brings the Omarchy desktop to FreeBSD. If that has you curious, here’s a generic checklist for kicking the tires safely.
Review before you install: this is third-party, community software. Read the scripts and README yourself before running anything, and only try it on hardware you can afford to wipe.
Before you start
- Use a spare machine or a VM. Daemonarchy targets FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT, which is a development branch.
- Check hardware support for your Wi-Fi, GPU and Bluetooth in the FreeBSD docs first.
- Read the Daemonarchy README and release notes end to end.
- Back up anything on the target disk. The installer will wipe it.
Things worth trying
- ZFS boot environments: make one before every update so you can roll back.
- Jails: a lightweight way to isolate services or experiments.
- bhyve: FreeBSD’s hypervisor for running VMs.
Know the trade-offs
- Some Linux-only apps and drivers won’t be there.
- It’s a community port, so expect rough edges and file issues upstream.
God Bless, and Use the Source!
