Why hackers moved from Oh My Zsh to grml
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I moved from oh-my-zsh to grml ~10 years ago, and I've enjoyed it - it's got good defaults”jamietanna, 2026-01-10original comment ↗
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Oh My Zsh vs grml
| Oh My Zsh | grml | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 2 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Oh My Zsh
“For some reason it was slow to load which I found annoying, so I used Claude Code to optimize it.”arnvald, 2026-01-10original comment ↗
“Prezto is faster than OMZ, and has been for over a decade.”tristor, 2026-01-10original comment ↗
Praise for grml
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