After almost a year of a project to port Linux to Apple’s M1-based Macs, the creators of the effort have stated that Linux is now “usable as a basic desktop.” According to the progress report of September, Asahi Linux is running better than ever, although it still lacks GPU acceleration on M1 Macs as the […]
If you’ve been tinkering with Linux, you’re going to like this. The Linux 5.13 kernel, which is currently shipping under the code name “Opossums on Parade” has been updated, complete with preliminary support for Apple’s M1 Silicon hardware. Per the press release: Linux 5.13 brings initial but still early support for the Apple M1 with […]
This portends some good things to come for operating systems that can run on new Apple Silicon hardware. A group of security researchers at Corellium have ported a version of Linux to the Apple Silicon M1 chip that will ultimately be released under an open-source license. The Linux version is a full Ubuntu desktop operating system that […]
If you just bought an Apple Silicon M1-based Mac, this is going to come in handy. Mozilla on Tuesday released version 84 of its Firefox web browser, which adds native support for M1 Macs alongside the following new features: The Network panel is now able to handle unexpected crashes and render useful debugging details such […]
This could turn into something interesting. Developer Hector Martin, also known as “marcan,” on Monday launched a Patreon account to fund his solo work on a Linux port for the new Apple Silicon Macs. Per Martin, the new M1-power Macs are capable of running Linux, but creating a working port is a major undertaking for […]