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Sorry for the off topic question, but can a person dual boot Mac OS and a native Linux install on the M1???

thrtythreeforty 4y ago
Yes. That's what happens by default when you run the Asahi installer
rvz 4y ago
The correct straightforward answer is, not yet. (The installer is neither reliable or stable) This is why everyone else (non-developers) are waiting for a reliable release first rather than trying it out, something goes wrong and another person will find out and say: 'it's not ready for general use.'
- torpv12 4y ago
  Your first sentence is not accurate as, by default, the Asahi installer sets up a separate partition for dual-boot purposes. The Asahi developers have even recommended keeping this configuration in order to receive future firmware updates from Apple.
GeekyBear 4y ago
Apple designed a new bootloader that enforces security settings per partition and not per machine, so not only can you run a third party OS, doing so does not degrade the security when you boot the Mac partition.
- glial 4y ago
  I had to read that three times to make sure I was reading right. That's very...open...of them.
  - sofixa 4y ago
    Yes, it's very un-Apple of them, which some are taking as Apple being accepting and welcoming of other OSes, in particular Linux, on Macbooks. Which is an optimistic take, IMO, even if not unfounded.
    - GeekyBear 4y ago
      >it's very un-Apple of them Apple has never locked down Macs.
    - philistine 4y ago
      Don’t assign to Apple what you can blame to Intel. I sincerely believe the per-partition security to be an improvement Apple wants, but couldn’t deliver with EFI. It allows developers to have unsigned Beta versions of macOS without degrading security for the other OSes.
    - astrange 4y ago
      It’s not un-Apple of them, people just make up the idea that Macs are going to be locked down next year and have continually made it up for the last 10 years (or more).
  - Gigachad 4y ago
    It really doesn't look like Apple has any intention of locking the Macbooks down. They just don't care all that much about building stuff that's incompatible with other OSs, if someone wants to put the hard work in to making Linux work, there are no unreasonable obstructions.

Yes. That's what happens by default when you run the Asahi installer

rvz 4y ago

The correct straightforward answer is, not yet. (The installer is neither reliable or stable) This is why everyone else (non-developers) are waiting for a reliable release first rather than trying it out, something goes wrong and another person will find out and say: 'it's not ready for general use.'

torpv12 4y ago
Your first sentence is not accurate as, by default, the Asahi installer sets up a separate partition for dual-boot purposes. The Asahi developers have even recommended keeping this configuration in order to receive future firmware updates from Apple.

GeekyBear 4y ago

Apple designed a new bootloader that enforces security settings per partition and not per machine, so not only can you run a third party OS, doing so does not degrade the security when you boot the Mac partition.

glial 4y ago
I had to read that three times to make sure I was reading right. That's very...open...of them.
- sofixa 4y ago
  Yes, it's very un-Apple of them, which some are taking as Apple being accepting and welcoming of other OSes, in particular Linux, on Macbooks. Which is an optimistic take, IMO, even if not unfounded.
  - GeekyBear 4y ago
    >it's very un-Apple of them Apple has never locked down Macs.
  - philistine 4y ago
    Don’t assign to Apple what you can blame to Intel. I sincerely believe the per-partition security to be an improvement Apple wants, but couldn’t deliver with EFI. It allows developers to have unsigned Beta versions of macOS without degrading security for the other OSes.
  - astrange 4y ago
    It’s not un-Apple of them, people just make up the idea that Macs are going to be locked down next year and have continually made it up for the last 10 years (or more).
- Gigachad 4y ago
  It really doesn't look like Apple has any intention of locking the Macbooks down. They just don't care all that much about building stuff that's incompatible with other OSs, if someone wants to put the hard work in to making Linux work, there are no unreasonable obstructions.