Omabuntu, an Omakub continuation inspired by Omarchy

[Kasui92]

Ciao 👋🏻 ,
I wanted to share a small update for those who are still using and following Omakub.

Over the years, Omakub has been an important project for many of us, and a big thank you goes to @dhh for creating it and carrying it forward.
Since it is now in maintenance mode, I’ve been working on a continuation called Omabuntu, with the goal of keeping the same spirit alive while making sure it continues to work well as Ubuntu and its ecosystem evolve.

The idea is not to change Omakub’s direction, but to keep it usable, predictable, and compatible, while also following the direction taken by Omarchy and adapting similar ideas to Ubuntu when they make sense.

Omabuntu 1.0.0 is now released and is ready for fresh installs.
A migration path from Omakub is currently available here.

If you are interested in trying Omabuntu from a clean setup, or in following how the project continues, you are very welcome to check it out and share feedback.
It is meant as a respectful continuation of the work that started with Omakub, with a strong focus on compatibility, stability and long term maintainability.

Thanks to everyone who has used, tested and contributed to Omakub over the years.

[Kasui92]

Omabuntu v1.3.0 is in the works, aiming to align itself even more closely with Omarchy by introducing Walker as launcher (replacing Wofi) and Ghostty installation processes to the available terminals, in addition to the existing Kitty ofc.

It won't be the same as having a WM tiling, but GNOME is certainly much nicer and more modern this way.

Many packages are distributed through a repository built specifically for Omabuntu, which allows for better management of their installation. 💪🏻

There's also a version for Debian (13+) that applies the same criteria and themes; you can find it here:
Omadeb

[kelvin-c-web]

Would like to contribute and can we make it a bit like omarchy with Hyprland (tiling WM)

[Kasui92]

Any contributions are always welcome! 💪🏻
I'm trying to achieve this as well, but I think the solution is more complex. Ultimately, GNOME isn't a Tiling WM and does something else well.

Although I'm following this extension with interest, it comes close to what I'd like to achieve! 👀

[kelvin-c-web]

Makes sense also want to implement an optional security tools for Application security engineers.i do Penetration testing and also a backend dev

[Kasui92]

You can always add any optional apps via the menu extension in your personal dotfiles. 💪🏻
If you edit $HOME/.config/omakub/extension/menu.sh you can add new entries and options.

[pynixis]

Who said that omakub was in maintenance mode? I haven't read or seen that?

[Kasui92]

It’s not technically in maintenance mode, but it does seem to have taken a back seat to Omarchy, which is currently getting most of the attention and momentum. As a result, the existing PRs have been sitting untouched, and there doesn’t seem to be much interest in keeping the project up to date.

Unfortunately, the project has effectively stalled.