Ubuntu Linux is installable and functional on M1 Macs thanks to the work done by Corellium, announced Chris Wade, Corellium’s technical director, Chris Wade, early this morning. The company’s security researchers have developed a port that was released on GitHub, with an installation tutorial that will come later today.
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Corellium has successfully booted into Linux via USB, with a USB-C dongle that enables networking capabilities and support for USB, I2C and DART. There are some limitations, without support for GPU acceleration, and the port is based on software playback.
Linux is now fully usable on the Mac mini M1. Boot from USB a full Ubuntu desktop (rpi). The network works through a USB dongle c. The update includes support for USB, I2C, DART. We will post changes to GitHub and a tutorial later today. thanks to @CorelliumHQ team ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/uBDbDmvJUG
– Chris Wade (@cmwdotme) January 20, 2021
Corellium has been working on a Linux port for M1 Macs since the beginning of this month, and over the weekend, progress was made on the project.
For those unfamiliar with Corellium, it is a software virtualization company that focuses on Arm, providing tools for security research, application testing, and more. Corellium is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Apple because Apple is unhappy with Corellium’s work on iOS emulation software.
Corellium recently won a victory over Apple after a judge decided to dismiss the copyright claims in the lawsuit and agreed with Corellium that the company operates on fair terms. The other claims in the case have not yet been rejected.