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Can the Apple M1 run Linux?

Can the Apple M1 run Linux?

> UPDATE: It looks like a developer set up a Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/marcan] for bringing Linux to the Apple M1. Although this is unlikely to be a one-man job, supporting his work may help in getting Linux to Macs faster. As most of us will know, Linux and

iPhone 7 boots postmarketOS and Ubuntu, becoming the first Linux-running Apple smartphone [updated]

iPhone 7 boots postmarketOS and Ubuntu, becoming the first Linux-running Apple smartphone [updated]

> Update 01/2021: A video showing an iPhone 7 running Ubuntu 20.04 with GNOME desktop has been released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO8vt34kTh0], bringing further ground to consider this the first Linux running iPhone Let us face it: six months ago, nobody would realistically have expected a

Linux on iPhones gets nearer as iOS devices gain dual-boot support

Linux on iPhones gets nearer as iOS devices gain dual-boot support

One month after the first signs of Linux support on several iPhones appeared, with the Linux 4.4 kernel (and Android [https://tuxphones.com/corellium-project-sandcastle-linux-android-10-on-iphone-7/]!) finally booting on the iPhone 7 and some other models, well-known "jailbreakers" and developers @Ralph0045 [https://twitter.com/Ralph0045] and @mcg29_ [https://twitter.com/mcg29_

"Project Sandcastle" brings Android 10 to the iPhone 7

"Project Sandcastle" brings Android 10 to the iPhone 7

Earlier this year, we wrote about the first successful attempt to boot the Linux kernel on the iPhone 7 [https://tuxphones.com/linux-kernel-boots-on-t8010-a10-iphone-7-via-pongoos/]. However, the situation evolved unexpectedly fast, with LCD drivers added within days, and today the very first Android 10 ("Q") port approaching the beta stage thanks to