We take Asahi Linux alpha for a spin on an M1 Mac Mini

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Mar 23, 2022 9:00 AM EDT
The Register; By Richard Speed
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How was your weekend? Ours was spent trying to persuade the first Asahi Linux Alpha release to run on some Apple silicon. The Alpha turned up at the end of last week and, sacrificial M1 Mac Mini in hand, we had a crack at firing up the distribution. Our hopes were not high – the poor device has also put in service running Insider builds of Windows on Arm (via the Parallels Desktop) and its disk was bulging with all manner of experimental software. But it all seemed boringly reliable considering the "alpha" and "proceed at your own risk" labels plastered over the distribution.

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