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jjtheblunttoday at 3:14 PM3 repliesview on HN

Apple's hypervisor.framework lets other OS instances run very very fast with the UTM app (open source on github, but i use the prebuilt version from the App Store). In my case i've used arm native linuxes (arch with various compositors, kde, gnome, fedora) all on M2, M2 Max, M5 and the experience is indistinguishable from native. MacOS is running too. I think hardcore graphics folks might want direct accelerator access, or there'd be curiously little reason for Asahi (other than that it's awesome work).

I use UTM in emulation mode, NOT Qemu simulation mode, which is wasteful.

just my $0.02.


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smashedtoday at 3:20 PM

What is the purpose here? You are still stuck with a full blown MacOS running the system no? That is what Asahi tries to replace, not the other way around.

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boredatomstoday at 3:21 PM

This misses the point entirely. What happens when apple inevitably discontinues support for this hardware.

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VCFundedGenYertoday at 4:42 PM

I don't think you understand what Asahi Linux is.

This isn't about running VMs.

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