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Omarchy strips out its helper layer

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Omarchy removed the helper sandbox, the icon helper, and the inline reply and KDE Connect path from notifications on the same day it added 1Password to Remove > Services.

Remove the helper sandbox basecamp/omarchy

by Ryan Hughes

The helper sandbox is gone, so anything that relied on it running inside that wrapper now resolves through the default path. It is the broadest of the day's removals and the one most likely to surface in custom configs first.

Remove inline reply and the KDE Connect helper from notifications basecamp/omarchy

by Ryan Hughes

Notifications no longer carry inline reply or the KDE Connect helper. Replying to a notification from the desktop, and the phone handoff that came with it, no longer have a code path in Omarchy.

Remove the icon helper basecamp/omarchy

by Ryan Hughes

The icon helper is removed as well, completing the sweep of the helper surface. Layouts or themes that call it directly will need to resolve icons another way.

Merge pull request #15526 from wstock/menu-remove-service-1password basecamp/omarchy

by Ryan Hughes

1Password now appears under Remove > Services, so it can be uninstalled from the menu rather than by hand. Note the paired test for that menu row was dropped in the same series: a standalone test for a data omission, in the author's framing, adds more code than it guards.

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on October 20, 2026?
Omarchy removed the helper sandbox, the icon helper, and the inline reply and KDE Connect path from notifications on the same day it added 1Password to Remove > Services. In total, 50 commits, 11 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Linux on October 20, 2026?
1 developer shipped this update, including Ryan Hughes.
What were the notable Linux updates?
Remove the helper sandbox, Remove inline reply and the KDE Connect helper from notifications, and Remove the icon helper.