JanetTheGreat macrumors regular Original poster Jul 29, 2023 223 185 Jun 24, 2025 #1 Was possibly going to look into getting Linux on my Mac Mini. Is this even possible? Has anyone ran Linux on the M4 before?
Was possibly going to look into getting Linux on my Mac Mini. Is this even possible? Has anyone ran Linux on the M4 before?
S salamanderjuice macrumors 6502a Feb 28, 2020 816 897 Jun 24, 2025 #2 Natively? Not yet. See here: https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m4/ You can run Linux in a VM using something like UTM. Reactions: Basic75 and Cape Dave
Natively? Not yet. See here: https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m4/ You can run Linux in a VM using something like UTM.
JanetTheGreat macrumors regular Original poster Jul 29, 2023 223 185 Jun 24, 2025 #3 salamanderjuice said: Natively? Not yet. See here: https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m4/ You can run Linux in a VM using something like UTM. Click to expand... Do you know anything about free VM's that would work with the M4?
salamanderjuice said: Natively? Not yet. See here: https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m4/ You can run Linux in a VM using something like UTM. Click to expand... Do you know anything about free VM's that would work with the M4?
S salamanderjuice macrumors 6502a Feb 28, 2020 816 897 Jun 24, 2025 #4 JanetTheGreat said: Do you know anything about free VM's that would work with the M4? Click to expand... UTM is free. Reactions: Basic75
JanetTheGreat said: Do you know anything about free VM's that would work with the M4? Click to expand... UTM is free.
startergo macrumors 603 Sep 20, 2018 5,125 2,306 Jun 24, 2025 #5 JanetTheGreat said: Do you know anything about free VM's that would work with the M4? Click to expand... GitHub - startergo/homebrew-qemu-virgl: A homebrew tap for qemu with support for 3d accelerated guests A homebrew tap for qemu with support for 3d accelerated guests - startergo/homebrew-qemu-virgl github.com
JanetTheGreat said: Do you know anything about free VM's that would work with the M4? Click to expand... GitHub - startergo/homebrew-qemu-virgl: A homebrew tap for qemu with support for 3d accelerated guests A homebrew tap for qemu with support for 3d accelerated guests - startergo/homebrew-qemu-virgl github.com
BrianBaughn macrumors G4 Feb 13, 2011 10,205 2,716 Baltimore, Maryland Jun 25, 2025 #6 VMWare Fusion is free. I don't know how the different free VMs compare.