Echasnovski (pt 2): Linux, Terminals, and Tools (Ghostty vs Kitty, NixOS, Arch)

From Linkarzu Podcast | Neovim, macOS, Emacs, Linux, Terminals and more. by Linkarzu

June 11, 2026 · 1h 18m · Season 1 · Episode 43

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Echasnovski about Linux, terminals, and development tools.

Part 2 of my 3+ hour chat with Echasnovski (mini.nvim / MiniMax) goes full Linux and tooling mode. We continue our Neovim discussion, then we get to know the nvim-mini team, talk about EndeavourOS + Arch (and the Ubuntu-to-Arch jump), how he approaches updates, thoughts on NixOS, and the macOS “it’s expensive” misconception. Then we get into terminals: why Ghostty over Kovid Goyal’s Kitty, whether the performance difference is real, and his thoughts on Kovid. If you’re into distros, terminals, and practical dev workflows, this one is for you. Video: https://youtu.be/UqlkKK7imjo What's the best way to support me? https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enough Timeline: 00:00:00 - Highlights 00:01:58 - MiniMax LSP config 00:06:19 - The team behind the nvim-mini project 00:08:40 - Are you a dictator like Justin and Kovid? 00:10:51 - Why do you do all this. Accept donations? 00:13:01 - Is each plugin a separate repo? How does that work? 00:14:46 - Why each plugin was moved to a separate repo? 00:17:43 - Background, studies, job 00:22:24 - Echasnovski needs support 00:24:27 - Are you part of the Neovim Core team? 00:25:03 - Contributions to…

People in this episode

Host: Linkarzu

Guest: Echasnovski

Topics covered

Linux
Terminals
Neovim
NixOS
Arch
Dev Workflows

Keywords

Neovim
Linux
Terminals
NixOS
Arch
Ghostty
Kitty
Dev Workflows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: nvim-mini, EndeavourOS, Arch, Ubuntu, NixOS

Products: Ghostty, Kitty