{"id":290,"date":"2025-10-17T23:34:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tillnet.se\/?p=290"},"modified":"2025-10-17T23:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:43:22","slug":"omarchy-on-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tillnet.se\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/omarchy-on-vmware\/","title":{"rendered":"Omarchy on VMware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Background<\/strong>
I wanted to try Omarchy and as per usual I installed it as a VM before committing to running it on my hardware. However I ran into some problems, it took me avail to figure it out. Thought I’d write it down for myself and perhaps for those with the same problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Root Cause<\/strong>
The root cause is that VMware dosen’t provide the grahics that Omarchy expects and can automatically handle. This gives you a desktop\/GUI that’s non functional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

System setup<\/strong>
My host system:<\/em>
Windows 11 Enterprise, 64-bit (Build 26100.6584) 10.0.26100
VMware\u00ae Workstation 17 Pro 17.6.4 build-24832109
VM created:<\/em>
Many different configurations will work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Installation<\/strong>
Boot Omarchy from ISO(https:\/\/omarchy.org<\/a>) and install to disk.
My download was Omarchy 3.0.2, took about 8 min to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem\/symptom<\/strong>
When installation is complete you reboot as per usual. After supplying the password you’re presented with the desktop. Perhaps Super+B works and some other but most shortcuts gives you nothing, this is because the display is to “small”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Configuration changes<\/strong>
Open or back out into a new TTY terminal with Ctrl+Alt+F2<\/em>. Supply your username and password, now we can start changing stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BONUS!<\/em> Neovim is installed by default but if nano is more to your liking.
sudo pacman -Sy nano<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start by installing vm-tools:
sudo pacman -S open-vm-tools
sudo systemctl enable vmtoolsd<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two config files need to be edited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

envs.conf
nano ~\/.config\/hypr\/envs.conf<\/code>
or
nvim ~\/.config\/hypr\/envs.conf<\/code>
Add this line to the config and save:
env = LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE, 1<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

monitors.conf
nano ~\/.config\/hypr\/monitors.conf<\/code>
or
nvim ~\/.config\/hypr\/monitors.conf<\/code>
Add(replace) these line to the config and save:
env = GDK_SCALE,1<\/code>
and this line for a set resolution of 1920×1080:
monitor=,1920x1080@60,auto,1<\/code>
or this line if you run in maximized window:
monitor=,preferred,auto,1<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reboot system<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Done! Know it should work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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