Transform Your Omarchy OS with the Pop!_OS Cosmic Store – Supercharge Flatpak Installs!
In this Linux Out of the Box video, I show how to bring the Pop!_OS Cosmic Store from System76 over to Omarchy OS, giving it a clean, visual way to install and manage Flatpak apps.
In this Linux Out of the Box video, I show how to bring the Pop!_OS Cosmic Store from System76 over to Omarchy OS, giving it a clean, visual way to install and manage Flatpak apps.
Download the cosmic install script here from the project section of my site (use at your own risk OBVs)
Omarchy is an Arch-based Linux distribution built on the Hyprland tiling window manager. It’s fast, minimalist, and designed for keyboard-driven productivity — but installing software typically means using terminal commands or navigating the AUR. By adding the Cosmic Store, you get the best of both worlds: Omarchy’s performance and flexibility with Pop!_OS’s intuitive app store experience.
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🔹 What’s Covered in This Video
• Why I wanted to integrate the Cosmic Store with Omarchy.
• Exploring Pop!_OS Cosmic and its new desktop design.
• What makes the Cosmic Flatpak Store so easy to use.
• Demonstrating the Cosmic Store running on Omarchy.
• Installing creative software like GIMP, Alpaca, and OBS Studio.
• Managing Flatpak add-ons and extensions through the interface.
• Using the Cosmic Store to install and update AI tools such as Ollama and LM Studio.
• A look at my custom installation script, which makes adding the store simple for any Omarchy user.
• Fixing the brief freeze issue during setup and how to safely remove the store if needed.
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💡 Why Add the Cosmic Store to Omarchy?
Omarchy is ideal for users who prefer precision and speed, but sometimes you just want a quick and visual way to install software. For those switching from macOS or Pop!_OS, the Cosmic Store brings a familiar experience back to Linux:
• A graphical Flatpak App Store with categories and descriptions.
• Easy app discovery without memorizing package names.
• Seamless integration with FlatHub for thousands of modern Linux applications.
• One-click installs and updates, no terminal required.
It’s a great addition for creators, developers, or anyone new to Arch who still values convenience.
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🔹 Cosmic Store + Omarchy = Perfect Combo
• Cosmic Store (from Pop!_OS): brings ease, polish, and Flatpak integration.
• Omarchy OS: delivers speed, minimalism, and a highly customizable tiling interface.
Together, they create a Linux environment that’s fast, powerful, and accessible.
You still get Omarchy’s sleek Hyprland interface, but now with a simple graphical way to install Flatpaks — ideal for anyone who prefers a GUI to command-line installs.
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💻 Creative Tools via Flatpak
Once the store is running, you can easily install all your creative apps in one place, including:
• Kdenlive, and OBS Studio for video editing and streaming.
• GIMP, Inkscape, for design.
• Blender for 3D work.
• Alpaca,
• Steam for gaming — all available in just a few clicks.
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🔹 Why It Matters
System76’s Pop!_OS team has created one of the best-looking and most usable Linux environments.
By borrowing their Cosmic Store and merging it with Omarchy’s Arch foundation, you can now have:
• The power of Arch with the ease of Pop!_OS.
• A lightweight, customizable desktop that’s also beginner-friendly.
• One of the fastest and simplest ways to build a personal or creative workstation on Linux.
This combination delivers the polish of a mainstream OS while keeping the openness and control that Linux is known for.
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