It's not usable yet, but Asahi Linux runs on M3 Macs now

While Apple Silicon Macs natively only support macOS, that hasn't stopped enthusiasts from finding a way to install Linux on ...
HowToGeek on MSN

VirtualBox vs. UTM: Which Is Best for Linux VMs on Mac

VirtualBox is feature-rich with broad Linux distro support, but may have slower performance on modern Apple silicon Macs. UTM is lightweight, optimized for Apple silicon Macs, and easy to use, but ...
ZDNet

Apple quietly makes running Linux containers easier on Macs

With so much news at 2025's Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, you might be excused for missing that Apple quietly revealed it was releasing and open-sourcing a new open-source containerization ...
Liliputing

Asahi Linux brings support for AAA gaming to Apple Silicon Macs running Linux

When Apple’s laptop and desktop computers were shipping with Intel processors, it was relatively easy to port GNU/Linux distributions to run on Apple hardware. Things got trickier when the company ...
AppleInsider

How to use UTM to run almost any version of macOS — even very old ones

UTM is a cross-platform emulator that allows you to run macOS, Windows, or Linux. Here's how to use it to run very old versions of Apple's Mac operating system. But there's another great free OS ...
Cult of Mac

Graphics breakthrough brings Linux on Apple silicon closer to reality

3D first-person shooter Quake 3 can run in Linux on an M1 Mac with the new graphics driver. Screenshot: Alyssa Rosenzweig & Asahi Lina/Asahi Linux Blog Independent developers working to get Linux ...
Ars Technica

Linux is not exactly “ready to run” on Apple silicon, but give it time

It’s an odd thing to see the leaders of an impressive open source project ask the press and their followers to please calm down and stop celebrating their accomplishments. But the builders of the one ...