... WSL2.0 isn't "containerised". It's a virtual machine, and if you use it, you're running Windows in a virtual machine too. So if you want a Linux VM: great

... WSL2.0 isn't "containerised". It's a virtual machine, and if you use it, you're running Windows in a virtual machine too. So if you want a Linux VM: great news. They literally demoed a linux VM during the Arm Mac introduction back at WWDC. They provide the basics of a Hypervisor at the OS level, and Parallels at least, already has a working user land VM tool that can make use of said Hypervisor. They've also confirmed they're working on a new version of their app to run on Arm Macs. I get not wanting Homebrew - I refuse to install it, and will always find another alternative. I'm told macports is a better approach to the same basic idea (a 3rd party package manager for Mac utilities) but more often than not if I need something I just end up downloading a tar, and do the regular configure/make/make install.