No one has confirmed Asahi is available for Apple M1 Silicon with Linux.
No one has confirmed Asahi is available for Apple M1 Silicon with Linux.
From what you're reading, it's a functional operating system that's open source. It seems to work, but I'm having trouble getting started right now. https://github.com/AsahiLinux
It's still evolving. You might need a Linux OS instead of MacOS because each has its own set of tools, and you'll likely spend more time adapting to one than the other.
I don’t prefer the Apple software environment. Over time I’ve favored open source solutions and haven’t supported Apple’s policies, though I appreciate their design, architecture, and performance in certain products. What hasn’t worked well for me is R; it didn’t perform adequately, so I switched to an older device for R-based tasks. It runs 30-45% more efficiently on older hardware.
I've been relying a lot on R over the past few months for a course I'm studying. The compilation times are a bit slower now, but everything else works smoothly. Right now, I don't think I'll switch to Linux on Apple silicon anytime soon—it's still not quite ready.
It seems they had to make some adjustments—back in March I experienced a 30-45% reduction in my data processing speed.
Previously I checked closely and found remaining problems with certain external connections like HDMI, smart cards, and Thunderbolt via USB-C. The main concern now is that the GPU isn't properly supported, which means features such as OpenGL and Vulkan won't work.
Thanks, that's the key point. It seems like we're just holding our breath.
She leads the development of GPU drivers and spends her time coding kernel drivers rather than using typical software. She runs Linux on an M1 Mac every day, yet her role is focused on low-level hardware integration. There was a recent interview with her on Late Night Linux Extra a couple of weeks back.