Since the new M1 Macs were announced, developers have been working to run different operating systems on the Apple Silicon platform, including Windows and Linux. Now, thanks to Corellium, it is possible to run Ubuntu – a popular Linux distribution – on new Macs with an M1 chip.
The announcement was made on Twitter by Corellium CTO Chris Wade. Corellium offers solutions for device virtualization and ARM platforms and recently became involved in a lawsuit with Apple over a tool that allows users to virtualize iOS.
This time, the Corellium team brought Linux to the M1 Macs with a modified version of Ubuntu that supports the full user interface, plus USB, I2C and DART – which was not compatible with previous Linux ports for the new Macs. According to Wade, this makes the Linux experience “completely usable” on Macs with an M1 chip.
However, the current port still has some limitations. For example, you will probably need a USB-C dongle to use the network when booting on Linux, not to mention that there is no hardware acceleration for now. Still, it is very interesting to see that they managed to run a full version of Linux on new Macs with ARM-based chips – and the project is still in beta.
The Ubuntu port was launched on GitHub for users interested in installing it on a Mac M1, but remember that the process is quite difficult for those unfamiliar with Linux development.
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