Asahi Linux, the project aiming to bring a native Linux experience to Apple Silicon Macs, has released a new version based on Fedora. This update offers a range of improvements, including the latest kernel and desktop environments, allowing users to run demanding AAA games.
Fedora is the official flagship version of Asahi Linux , an effort to make Linux a first-class native OS for Macs based on the Arm64 instruction set. It's a major undertaking and tends to lag slightly behind the upstream Fedora releases. Existing users can update, and new users need to run a setup script to get started. Apple Silicon Macs are not simply 'PCs with an Arm chip', so it's not as simple as writing a USB key and booting off it. Asahi Linux has kernel 6.
11, version 5 of the DNF package management tool, and KDE Plasma 6.2 as the default desktop. A version with GNOME 47 is also available, but remember that Asahi Linux is back in October. This involves multiple layers to emulate an x86 environment in a VM, then the Windows API on that, and finally special graphics drivers to translate DirectX API calls into Vulkan calls. The result is that users can run some of the latest AAA-class games on Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon Macs. This is undeniably impressive, even if this grumpy old vulture has no interest in doing it himself. To fully update an existing installation, reboot, then try to install the upgrade from the KDE Discover app store. There were a few glitches – first time around, Discover complained about errors and wouldn't install the upgrade, but a reboot fixed that. It works fine, it feels if anything slightly faster, and in our humble opinion, still looks and feels extremely clunky compared to macOS. However, if you need to run Linux on the fastest Arm64 kit around, this is the best option.
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