After months of waiting, Linux can be run on Apple M1-powered devices, the developers behind one of the leading community projects has said. The Asahi Linux project, headed by Hector Martin, has ...

Despite upstream support for Apple’s M1 family of chips in Linux 6.2, leading developers have said that users still won’t be able to install a Linux distro onto an Apple Silicon Mac anytime soon.

I am considering trying Asahi Linux on my old M1 MacBook Air. This distro is developed for use on Apple silicon. I have been using the MacBook Air for Beta testing but thinking of using it with Linux.

Apple’s new M4 MacBook Air is an easy product to recommend to just about everyone—even M3 owners. But if you’re currently holding on to an M1 MacBook Air, what exactly will the new M4 model get you?