Install mac on linux for mac#
Install mac on linux install#
Install mac on linux update#
Install mac on linux software#
Install mac on linux password#

Install mac on linux for mac#

I tested my Raspberry Pi Linux kernel cross-compile process, which runs in Docker, and the results were very encouraging:Īnd I also ran two processes involved in setting up my jeffgeerling-com website codebase locally, composer installing all my site's dependencies over a shared volume, and installing Drupal, and both are markedly faster under Docker in Asahi:īut Docker for Mac runs in a lightweight virtualized environment, and even with the new VirtioFS file sharing method, it's known to be slower than a native Linux environment.

Install mac on linux install#

I installed Docker Compose with pip3 install docker-compose, and added export PATH='$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH' to my. I added my user to the docker group, logged out and logged back in, then I could run any Docker images just like I would on my Mac. It turns out a reboot was all that I needed. But it wouldn't run-I was seeing in the logs messages like 'devmapper not configured' and error initializing graphdriver: loopback attach failed.

Install mac on linux update#

So I ran pacman -Syu to update everything, and then Docker installed correctly. After asking about it in the #asahi IRC channel on OFTC, I found out pacman, like Debian's apt, needs its caches managed-I had assumed it was more like dnf on Fedora/RedHat, where it would update its repo caches on every command. Knowing this was based on Arch Linux, I tried installing with pacman: $ sudo pacman -S dockerīut this resulted in an error it said the dependent package containerd-1.6. couldn't be found.

Install mac on linux software#

I glanced at the graphical software center but didn't see a Docker install option in there, so I went to the command line. The first thing I wanted to test was how much better (or worse) the Docker experience was running under Asahi Linux (which is based on Arch, btw) than running under Docker Desktop for Mac on macOS. Once that's done, you're greeted with a very cheerful Asahi Linux setup wizard:

Install mac on linux password#

As part of this process, you have to enter your administrator password again to set the computer's boot policy to 'permissive' mode, to allow non-macOS operating systems to run. Then you need to hold down the power button continuously until it boots into recoveryOS, a special lightweight system that comes on M1 Macs that allows you to choose boot OSes other than the primary macOS installation:Īfter selecting Asahi Linux, you're prompted for your macOS administrator password, then the Asahi installer completes its installation process from recoveryOS.

It's important to wait for the Mac to shut down completely. I was a little surprised how long the partitioning took (pictured above)-almost an hour on my M1 mini! At the end, this warning appeared:

Some of the options, if chosen without understanding, could lead to a bit of a degraded experience if you choose poorly, so don't just dive in on your main or only Mac if you rely on it day to day! If you want to get more comfortable with the process, I highly recommend reading Asahi's Introduction to Apple Silicon. The prompts are fairly straightforward, though you should probably not attempt installing Asahi (it's alpha after all!) unless you're familiar with at least the basics of the command line and Linux. The alx.sh URL just loads in an installer from and some data files to kick off the installation process. Since I'm okay with completely nuking this Mac back to factory defaults if things go wrong, I'll take them up on the offer.Īt some point the Asahi community might also offer an App download or USB-stick-based installer too, but right now the easiest way to get all the partitions in order is to run a script from their site. The instructions in the blog post give a curl | sudo bash style instruction to run curl | sh. So instead of selling my M1 Mac mini, I wanted to see if I could repurpose it: I run a lot of services on Raspberry Pis-which have ARM64-architecture CPUs just like the M1 Mac mini-and it would be interesting to see if I could run services on the M1 mini-way faster than on the Pis.įull support of all M1 features (most notably, the GPU) isn't complete, and it's nowhere near a final release, but I thought it would be fun to try it out, and see how well Linux (at least one distro) runs on Apple's ARM64 architecture. If you haven't heard of Asahi, it's a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux that aims to bring a polished Linux experience on Apple Silicon Macs (all the current M1 Macs, and any new Apple Silicon Macs that come in the future). But just last week, Asahi Linux announced their first alpha release.

Usually, I sell off my old workstation to offset the cost of the new one. After upgrading my main workstation to a Mac Studio, I decided to break tradition.