Best Virtualization app to run Linux on macOS with Apple Silicon

[brosenz]

Looking to learn Linux within a VM in macOS on top of a MacBook Air M2, I don't have a lot of resources (memory/disk).

Which Virtualization app is the most efficient with CPU, Memory and SSD usage? I have looked at Parallels, UTM/QEMU and Fusion, they all look similar, any recommendation?

Note: It has to be a native Apple Silicon app.

Thanks

 

[bogdanw]

Given that UTM is free and offers a range of pre-build images, it’s probably the best way to start. You can choose the amount of memory to be allocated to the virtual machine.
https://mac.getutm.app/gallery/

I’ve successfully installed and run Windows 11 ARM in UTM on a basic MacBook Air M1/8GB RAM.