FINALLY! Linux on the Macbook M1 (bare-metal)

now what you're looking at right here is now what you're looking at right here is the screen that you can use on macintosh the screen that you can use on macintosh the screen that you can use on macintosh to go ahead and pick what partition you to go ahead and pick what partition you to go ahead and pick what partition you go ahead and boot into the first one go ahead and boot into the first one go ahead and boot into the first one here is a macintosh hard drive and right here is a macintosh hard drive and right here is a macintosh hard drive and right beside that we have a shy linux but what beside that we have a shy linux but what beside that we have a shy linux but what we actually get here is something you we actually get here is something you we actually get here is something you might be a little familiar with this is might be a little familiar with this is might be a little familiar with this is kde plasma specifically this is an arch kde plasma specifically this is an arch kde plasma specifically this is an arch based linux distribution that now based linux distribution that now based linux distribution that now runs completely fine natively installed runs completely fine natively installed runs completely fine natively installed on bare metal on these m1 macbooks and on bare metal on these m1 macbooks and on bare metal on these m1 macbooks and they work on almost all of the m1 they work on almost all of the m1 they work on almost all of the m1 systems and the performance is systems and the performance is systems and the performance is absolutely outstanding so that's what absolutely outstanding so that's what absolutely outstanding so that's what we're going to be talking about in this we're going to be talking about in this we're going to be talking about in this video but first we're going to have to video but first we're going to have to video but first we're going to have to thank the sponsor of today's video thank the sponsor of today's video thank the sponsor of today's video lenode now lenode is a fantastic option lenode now lenode is a fantastic option lenode now lenode is a fantastic option if you're looking for a vps provider to if you're looking for a vps provider to if you're looking for a vps provider to go ahead and spin up various linux go ahead and spin up various linux go ahead and spin up various linux distributions on the cloud to host your distributions on the cloud to host your distributions on the cloud to host your services websites whatever it needs to services websites whatever it needs to services websites whatever it needs to be personally i'm using leno to host my be personally i'm using leno to host my be personally i'm using leno to host my main website techhut.tv and actually main website techhut.tv and actually main website techhut.tv and actually used their one-click installer to set up used their one-click installer to set up used their one-click installer to set up ghost which was incredibly easy they ghost which was incredibly easy they ghost which was incredibly easy they have a whole bunch of one-click web have a whole bunch of one-click web have a whole bunch of one-click web installers so you can set up game installers so you can set up game installers so you can set up game servers next cloud instances media servers next cloud instances media servers next cloud instances media servers code servers whatever it may be servers code servers whatever it may be servers code servers whatever it may be you could go ahead and set it up on the you could go ahead and set it up on the you could go ahead and set it up on the node they have a whole bunch of node they have a whole bunch of node they have a whole bunch of different features they have block different features they have block different features they have block storage dedicated gpus storage dedicated gpus storage dedicated gpus shared and dedicated cpus lots of cool shared and dedicated cpus lots of cool shared and dedicated cpus lots of cool things and if you go ahead and use the things and if you go ahead and use the things and if you go ahead and use the link down below you can get a hundred link down below you can get a hundred link down below you can get a hundred dollars sixty day credit to go ahead and dollars sixty day credit to go ahead and dollars sixty day credit to go ahead and try out the node today first before we

try out the node today first before we try out the node today first before we go ahead and dive on to this macintosh go ahead and dive on to this macintosh go ahead and dive on to this macintosh this is the home page for ashai linux this is the home page for ashai linux this is the home page for ashai linux the first alpha release is here now this the first alpha release is here now this the first alpha release is here now this distribution has been under development distribution has been under development distribution has been under development for some time it's actually proven to be for some time it's actually proven to be for some time it's actually proven to be a little bit difficult to reverse a little bit difficult to reverse a little bit difficult to reverse engineer a lot of the drivers and engineer a lot of the drivers and engineer a lot of the drivers and everything to get this working in any everything to get this working in any everything to get this working in any capacity at all let alone this the capacity at all let alone this the capacity at all let alone this the development team has done a fantastic development team has done a fantastic development team has done a fantastic job getting it up to this point just a job getting it up to this point just a job getting it up to this point just a quick shout out to them if you go under quick shout out to them if you go under quick shout out to them if you go under the about page you could see the actual the about page you could see the actual the about page you could see the actual people who are involved and i'll tell people who are involved and i'll tell people who are involved and i'll tell you what this is a beautiful resume and you what this is a beautiful resume and you what this is a beautiful resume and some wonderful people working on this some wonderful people working on this some wonderful people working on this project so that's just something i project so that's just something i project so that's just something i wanted to note real quick so right here wanted to note real quick so right here wanted to note real quick so right here is the release page we're just looking is the release page we're just looking is the release page we're just looking at to install this all you do is run at to install this all you do is run at to install this all you do is run this command and follow the prompts but this command and follow the prompts but this command and follow the prompts but we're going to dive into that a little we're going to dive into that a little we're going to dive into that a little bit more in just a bit system bit more in just a bit system bit more in just a bit system requirements you can see this requires requirements you can see this requires requirements you can see this requires the m1 m1 pro or m1 max machine the the m1 m1 pro or m1 max machine the the m1 m1 pro or m1 max machine the studio is excluded probably because they studio is excluded probably because they studio is excluded probably because they haven't been able to play around with it haven't been able to play around with it haven't been able to play around with it and you will need to make sure you're and you will need to make sure you're and you will need to make sure you're using an updated version of mac os this using an updated version of mac os this using an updated version of mac os this is an issue i initially ran into so just is an issue i initially ran into so just is an issue i initially ran into so just keep that noted and we're gonna need at keep that noted and we're gonna need at keep that noted and we're gonna need at least 15 gigabytes of free room for this least 15 gigabytes of free room for this least 15 gigabytes of free room for this shy linux desktop a question you might shy linux desktop a question you might shy linux desktop a question you might ultimately be asking yourself is why ultimately be asking yourself is why ultimately be asking yourself is why would anybody want to put linux on a would anybody want to put linux on a would anybody want to put linux on a macintosh or a m1 macbook like this and macintosh or a m1 macbook like this and macintosh or a m1 macbook like this and this is kind of two-sided one i could this is kind of two-sided one i could this is kind of two-sided one i could sit here and talk for a long time why sit here and talk for a long time why sit here and talk for a long time why linux is awesome it's lightweight you linux is awesome it's lightweight you linux is awesome it's lightweight you can make it exactly what you want can make it exactly what you want can make it exactly what you want something that's not really true with something that's not really true with something that's not really true with the mac os system and if they do get the mac os system and if they do get the mac os system and if they do get everything working on this eventually

everything working on this eventually everything working on this eventually it's go it's going to be amazing because it's go it's going to be amazing because it's go it's going to be amazing because even at its current state i've been even at its current state i've been even at its current state i've been playing around with it for a little bit playing around with it for a little bit playing around with it for a little bit it's incredibly snappy applications it's incredibly snappy applications it's incredibly snappy applications launch crazy fast it's it's just a super launch crazy fast it's it's just a super launch crazy fast it's it's just a super cool thing combined with the fact apple cool thing combined with the fact apple cool thing combined with the fact apple silicon their m1 processors are silicon their m1 processors are silicon their m1 processors are absolutely crazy in some of the the absolutely crazy in some of the the absolutely crazy in some of the the capacity and capabilities that they can capacity and capabilities that they can capacity and capabilities that they can offer you with the power draw that they offer you with the power draw that they offer you with the power draw that they do i've had this thing do i've had this thing do i've had this thing unplugged for like a while and it's unplugged for like a while and it's unplugged for like a while and it's still full battery and doing things like still full battery and doing things like still full battery and doing things like rendering video really intensive tasks rendering video really intensive tasks rendering video really intensive tasks perform surprisingly quick on these perform surprisingly quick on these perform surprisingly quick on these machines so being able to put a really machines so being able to put a really machines so being able to put a really good operating system on an incredible good operating system on an incredible good operating system on an incredible machine is something i'm really looking machine is something i'm really looking machine is something i'm really looking forward to forward to forward to so with that this is alpha software so so with that this is alpha software so so with that this is alpha software so there are going to be quite a few things there are going to be quite a few things there are going to be quite a few things that do not work and if you go down here that do not work and if you go down here that do not work and if you go down here we can actually see some of those things we can actually see some of those things we can actually see some of those things right here under what works it actually right here under what works it actually right here under what works it actually has a pretty good list the screen works has a pretty good list the screen works has a pretty good list the screen works usb wi-fi the device is usable in the usb wi-fi the device is usable in the usb wi-fi the device is usable in the most basic sense what doesn't work we most basic sense what doesn't work we most basic sense what doesn't work we have external displays gpu acceleration have external displays gpu acceleration have external displays gpu acceleration and video codec acceleration these are and video codec acceleration these are and video codec acceleration these are the big ones that are holding it back the big ones that are holding it back the big ones that are holding it back right now from a lot of people being right now from a lot of people being right now from a lot of people being able to use it so if you do plan on able to use it so if you do plan on able to use it so if you do plan on trying to use this as a daily driver i trying to use this as a daily driver i trying to use this as a daily driver i would hold off until they at least get would hold off until they at least get would hold off until they at least get to beta and they get some more gpu to beta and they get some more gpu to beta and they get some more gpu functionality out of these and we have functionality out of these and we have functionality out of these and we have some known bugs and things like that i'm some known bugs and things like that i'm some known bugs and things like that i'm going to link to this down below but going to link to this down below but going to link to this down below but with that let's actually jump on into with that let's actually jump on into with that let's actually jump on into the installation process so the cool the installation process so the cool the installation process so the cool thing about the installation with this thing about the installation with this thing about the installation with this it's all actually just an sh script that

it's all actually just an sh script that it's all actually just an sh script that will do a lot of the work for you so will do a lot of the work for you so will do a lot of the work for you so you're not going to need a usb or you're not going to need a usb or you're not going to need a usb or anything like that but it is really anything like that but it is really anything like that but it is really critical that you pay attention to what critical that you pay attention to what critical that you pay attention to what you're doing going through these prompts you're doing going through these prompts you're doing going through these prompts so go ahead and fire up your terminal on so go ahead and fire up your terminal on so go ahead and fire up your terminal on macintosh you're going to want to type macintosh you're going to want to type macintosh you're going to want to type in curl https dot dot forward slash in curl https dot dot forward slash in curl https dot dot forward slash forward slash alex dot sh and pipe that forward slash alex dot sh and pipe that forward slash alex dot sh and pipe that to sh and of course you would always to sh and of course you would always to sh and of course you would always just copy and paste that from the link just copy and paste that from the link just copy and paste that from the link down below so from there it's going to down below so from there it's going to down below so from there it's going to go ahead and begin the downloading go ahead and begin the downloading go ahead and begin the downloading process and that's going to extract and process and that's going to extract and process and that's going to extract and initiate the installer from here you're initiate the installer from here you're initiate the installer from here you're going to want to type in your regular going to want to type in your regular going to want to type in your regular administrator password to go ahead and administrator password to go ahead and administrator password to go ahead and actually launch this installer actually launch this installer actually launch this installer and then from here it's going to ask if and then from here it's going to ask if and then from here it's going to ask if you'd like to go ahead and enable expert you'd like to go ahead and enable expert you'd like to go ahead and enable expert mode mode mode just keep things simple i recommend just keep things simple i recommend just keep things simple i recommend saying no to this and then go ahead and saying no to this and then go ahead and saying no to this and then go ahead and hit enter and now what it's going to hit enter and now what it's going to hit enter and now what it's going to want to do is partition your disk so you want to do is partition your disk so you want to do is partition your disk so you actually have some space to install this actually have some space to install this actually have some space to install this distribution distribution distribution so for this you're going to want to so for this you're going to want to so for this you're going to want to select the option r to resize an select the option r to resize an select the option r to resize an existing partition and make space for existing partition and make space for existing partition and make space for this new operating system and now what this new operating system and now what this new operating system and now what it's going to be asking you is how big it's going to be asking you is how big it's going to be asking you is how big do you want your mac os partition to be do you want your mac os partition to be do you want your mac os partition to be so one thing i recommend go ahead and so one thing i recommend go ahead and so one thing i recommend go ahead and open up your system information so you open up your system information so you open up your system information so you can actually see how much of your disk can actually see how much of your disk can actually see how much of your disk you're using i have the base model so you're using i have the base model so you're using i have the base model so this is only a 256 gig ssd so i need to this is only a 256 gig ssd so i need to this is only a 256 gig ssd so i need to be kind of careful not to be kind of careful not to be kind of careful not to screw it up so based on my current use i screw it up so based on my current use i screw it up so based on my current use i think 180 gigs is going to be a good think 180 gigs is going to be a good think 180 gigs is going to be a good size for the mac os partition and then size for the mac os partition and then size for the mac os partition and then that will leave the rest the hard drive that will leave the rest the hard drive that will leave the rest the hard drive over to linux so i went ahead and typed over to linux so i went ahead and typed over to linux so i went ahead and typed that in you can see some of the other that in you can see some of the other that in you can see some of the other options as well and then it's going to options as well and then it's going to options as well and then it's going to give you a little warning saying during

give you a little warning saying during give you a little warning saying during this process your system may this process your system may this process your system may periodically freeze it's better not to periodically freeze it's better not to periodically freeze it's better not to touch it while it's doing this just let touch it while it's doing this just let touch it while it's doing this just let it do its thing and leave it alone and it do its thing and leave it alone and it do its thing and leave it alone and generally this process takes anywhere generally this process takes anywhere generally this process takes anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes depending on your from 5 to 10 minutes depending on your from 5 to 10 minutes depending on your ssd and the options you selected and ssd and the options you selected and ssd and the options you selected and then when it's all done it's going to then when it's all done it's going to then when it's all done it's going to say the resize has completed go ahead say the resize has completed go ahead say the resize has completed go ahead and press enter to continue and then and press enter to continue and then and press enter to continue and then when you do hit enter it's going to give when you do hit enter it's going to give when you do hit enter it's going to give you some more information on your actual you some more information on your actual you some more information on your actual partitioning and it's going to ask you partitioning and it's going to ask you partitioning and it's going to ask you what you'd like to do from there you're what you'd like to do from there you're what you'd like to do from there you're probably going to want to probably going to want to probably going to want to select f to install the os onto your select f to install the os onto your select f to install the os onto your free space free space free space so press f and hit enter and next this so press f and hit enter and next this so press f and hit enter and next this is going to ask you what os you would is going to ask you what os you would is going to ask you what os you would like to install you will have three like to install you will have three like to install you will have three choices you'll have the full acai linux choices you'll have the full acai linux choices you'll have the full acai linux experience with kde plasma and all that experience with kde plasma and all that experience with kde plasma and all that fun stuff i do recommend you go with fun stuff i do recommend you go with fun stuff i do recommend you go with that alternatively you could go with a that alternatively you could go with a that alternatively you could go with a minimal arch install if you'd like to or minimal arch install if you'd like to or minimal arch install if you'd like to or a uefi only install so to actually be a uefi only install so to actually be a uefi only install so to actually be able to use this we're going to go with able to use this we're going to go with able to use this we're going to go with the first option so next go ahead and the first option so next go ahead and the first option so next go ahead and put in a name for your operating system put in a name for your operating system put in a name for your operating system i just went with the default and then i just went with the default and then i just went with the default and then it's going to go ahead and begin the it's going to go ahead and begin the it's going to go ahead and begin the full installation process onto that full installation process onto that full installation process onto that partition and now to finish the partition and now to finish the partition and now to finish the installation go ahead and type in your installation go ahead and type in your installation go ahead and type in your admin credentials once again and the admin credentials once again and the admin credentials once again and the installation was successful so once you installation was successful so once you installation was successful so once you hit enter it's going to provide you some hit enter it's going to provide you some hit enter it's going to provide you some details that you need to follow to make details that you need to follow to make details that you need to follow to make sure that this works properly now when sure that this works properly now when sure that this works properly now when you do hit enter from here it's going to you do hit enter from here it's going to you do hit enter from here it's going to go ahead and power off your computer so go ahead and power off your computer so go ahead and power off your computer so if you're doing anything else make sure if you're doing anything else make sure if you're doing anything else make sure it's closed out saved whatever and make it's closed out saved whatever and make it's closed out saved whatever and make sure you give it about 15 seconds to let sure you give it about 15 seconds to let sure you give it about 15 seconds to let it completely shut down because then it completely shut down because then it completely shut down because then what you're going to want to do is hold what you're going to want to do is hold what you're going to want to do is hold down your power button until it down your power button until it down your power button until it completely boots into your startup

completely boots into your startup completely boots into your startup options and then from there you're going options and then from there you're going options and then from there you're going to have the linux option as well as your to have the linux option as well as your to have the linux option as well as your mac os hard drive to go and begin the mac os hard drive to go and begin the mac os hard drive to go and begin the installation process for linux just to installation process for linux just to installation process for linux just to select the linux distribution from these select the linux distribution from these select the linux distribution from these startup options now from there you may startup options now from there you may startup options now from there you may need to enter your administrator need to enter your administrator need to enter your administrator password for the macintosh system so go password for the macintosh system so go password for the macintosh system so go ahead and do that and then from there ahead and do that and then from there ahead and do that and then from there it's going to go ahead and boot into the it's going to go ahead and boot into the it's going to go ahead and boot into the very next step of this installation so very next step of this installation so very next step of this installation so again in a terminal prompt you're going again in a terminal prompt you're going again in a terminal prompt you're going to want to enter in your password one to want to enter in your password one to want to enter in your password one more time and that's going to go ahead more time and that's going to go ahead more time and that's going to go ahead and ask you if you'd like to go ahead and ask you if you'd like to go ahead and ask you if you'd like to go ahead and set up a custom boot object hit y and set up a custom boot object hit y and set up a custom boot object hit y again type in your password one more again type in your password one more again type in your password one more time wrap up and finish that time wrap up and finish that time wrap up and finish that installation press enter to reboot your installation press enter to reboot your installation press enter to reboot your system this looks very familiar this is system this looks very familiar this is system this looks very familiar this is calamaris so then you're just going to calamaris so then you're just going to calamaris so then you're just going to want to go and run through this like you want to go and run through this like you want to go and run through this like you normally would with any other linux normally would with any other linux normally would with any other linux install for me i'm going to go american install for me i'm going to go american install for me i'm going to go american english pick that english us keyboard english pick that english us keyboard english pick that english us keyboard and then go ahead and fill this out type and then go ahead and fill this out type and then go ahead and fill this out type your name username for what i'm naming your name username for what i'm naming your name username for what i'm naming this computer i'm going to go with this computer i'm going to go with this computer i'm going to go with macbook air macbook air macbook air give yourself a strong complicated and give yourself a strong complicated and give yourself a strong complicated and secure password and then that's going to secure password and then that's going to secure password and then that's going to go ahead and set up your account on that go ahead and set up your account on that go ahead and set up your account on that linux system and then here we are in our linux system and then here we are in our linux system and then here we are in our first boot of linux now that you have first boot of linux now that you have first boot of linux now that you have this installed on the system i will know this installed on the system i will know this installed on the system i will know if you want to go ahead and boot back if you want to go ahead and boot back if you want to go ahead and boot back into mac os you're gonna have to hold into mac os you're gonna have to hold into mac os you're gonna have to hold well power it all the way off first hold well power it all the way off first hold well power it all the way off first hold down the power button and then select down the power button and then select down the power button and then select mac os from those startup options now mac os from those startup options now mac os from those startup options now actually using this system is really actually using this system is really actually using this system is really nice even with it missing some key nice even with it missing some key nice even with it missing some key functionality such as those external functionality such as those external functionality such as those external displays and primarily the gpu displays and primarily the gpu displays and primarily the gpu acceleration it still performs acceleration it still performs acceleration it still performs remarkably it's just really a pleasure

remarkably it's just really a pleasure remarkably it's just really a pleasure to be able to go into kde plasma to be able to go into kde plasma to be able to go into kde plasma settings on this laptop and start settings on this laptop and start settings on this laptop and start configuring things you can see i configuring things you can see i configuring things you can see i switched it over to dark mode but again switched it over to dark mode but again switched it over to dark mode but again it has some acceleration issues so i had it has some acceleration issues so i had it has some acceleration issues so i had to kind of move the window around a to kind of move the window around a to kind of move the window around a little bit for the background to little bit for the background to little bit for the background to completely render properly the default completely render properly the default completely render properly the default scaling option on this device was set to scaling option on this device was set to scaling option on this device was set to 150 which is perfect for actual scaling 150 which is perfect for actual scaling 150 which is perfect for actual scaling is the default something i kind of like is the default something i kind of like is the default something i kind of like to see and then from there i went ahead to see and then from there i went ahead to see and then from there i went ahead opened up the terminal zoomed in a bit opened up the terminal zoomed in a bit opened up the terminal zoomed in a bit you can see brandon at macbook air you can see brandon at macbook air you can see brandon at macbook air pretty cool open up h-top here and we pretty cool open up h-top here and we pretty cool open up h-top here and we can see how our system is running from can see how our system is running from can see how our system is running from the start and it's only using about 800 the start and it's only using about 800 the start and it's only using about 800 megabytes of ram and almost no cpu usage megabytes of ram and almost no cpu usage megabytes of ram and almost no cpu usage because it's not really doing too much because it's not really doing too much because it's not really doing too much so it is a fairly light linux so it is a fairly light linux so it is a fairly light linux distribution this will probably change distribution this will probably change distribution this will probably change as functionality is added it'll probably as functionality is added it'll probably as functionality is added it'll probably get a little bit heavier so from there get a little bit heavier so from there get a little bit heavier so from there the next thing i tested was connecting the next thing i tested was connecting the next thing i tested was connecting to wi-fi this worked completely fine to wi-fi this worked completely fine to wi-fi this worked completely fine connected to my wi-fi with no issues at connected to my wi-fi with no issues at connected to my wi-fi with no issues at least and then i went ahead and loaded least and then i went ahead and loaded least and then i went ahead and loaded up my website techcut.tv and overall up my website techcut.tv and overall up my website techcut.tv and overall rendering everything was super quick rendering everything was super quick rendering everything was super quick snappy there's some very minor snappy there's some very minor snappy there's some very minor stuttering and whatnot but for what it stuttering and whatnot but for what it stuttering and whatnot but for what it is at the moment it's running really is at the moment it's running really is at the moment it's running really good now if i go ahead and open up one good now if i go ahead and open up one good now if i go ahead and open up one of these articles we kind of get the of these articles we kind of get the of these articles we kind of get the first issue with the media codex it's first issue with the media codex it's first issue with the media codex it's going to just kind of spin and try to going to just kind of spin and try to going to just kind of spin and try to load this video you're going to be able load this video you're going to be able load this video you're going to be able to scrub through videos but it's not to scrub through videos but it's not to scrub through videos but it's not going to actually play because of that going to actually play because of that going to actually play because of that issue now i know this is alpha level issue now i know this is alpha level issue now i know this is alpha level software the fact it's even running on software the fact it's even running on software the fact it's even running on here is pretty cool here is pretty cool here is pretty cool but let's go ahead and benchmark this but let's go ahead and benchmark this but let's go ahead and benchmark this anyway um i just did a basic geekbench

anyway um i just did a basic geekbench anyway um i just did a basic geekbench cpu test and the scores were a little cpu test and the scores were a little cpu test and the scores were a little slower on the linux side so here we are slower on the linux side so here we are slower on the linux side so here we are with these uh geekbench results you can with these uh geekbench results you can with these uh geekbench results you can see i have the macbook air here and see i have the macbook air here and see i have the macbook air here and linux m1 on the air the scores are kind linux m1 on the air the scores are kind linux m1 on the air the scores are kind of a big difference more than 10 percent of a big difference more than 10 percent of a big difference more than 10 percent difference when you're comparing the difference when you're comparing the difference when you're comparing the performance of the native mac os install performance of the native mac os install performance of the native mac os install with linux with mac os giving us 77.86 with linux with mac os giving us 77.86 with linux with mac os giving us 77.86 and linux giving us 67.72 and linux giving us 67.72 and linux giving us 67.72 and the difference percentage is about and the difference percentage is about and the difference percentage is about the same looking at single core the same looking at single core the same looking at single core performance and i'll go ahead and link performance and i'll go ahead and link performance and i'll go ahead and link to these down below if you want to go to these down below if you want to go to these down below if you want to go and check out all these specific numbers and check out all these specific numbers and check out all these specific numbers but generally looking at this it seems but generally looking at this it seems but generally looking at this it seems to be about the same across the board to be about the same across the board to be about the same across the board when it comes to when it comes to when it comes to uh the differences between the two uh the differences between the two uh the differences between the two systems so overall these benchmarks systems so overall these benchmarks systems so overall these benchmarks don't really matter yet until we get the don't really matter yet until we get the don't really matter yet until we get the actual release where you can see the actual release where you can see the actual release where you can see the full capabilities of the system and even full capabilities of the system and even full capabilities of the system and even on virtualization having linux on mac in on virtualization having linux on mac in on virtualization having linux on mac in a virtual machine actually benchmarks a a virtual machine actually benchmarks a a virtual machine actually benchmarks a little bit better than this on bare little bit better than this on bare little bit better than this on bare metal at the moment if you are metal at the moment if you are metal at the moment if you are interested in that i have a whole interested in that i have a whole interested in that i have a whole separate video where i installed ubuntu separate video where i installed ubuntu separate video where i installed ubuntu on a virtual machine on this mac on a virtual machine on this mac on a virtual machine on this mac performs performs performs very well by the way so i do recommend very well by the way so i do recommend very well by the way so i do recommend you check out that video so after all you check out that video so after all you check out that video so after all that i kind of continued playing around that i kind of continued playing around that i kind of continued playing around with the system seeing what it can and with the system seeing what it can and with the system seeing what it can and can't do so the first things first i can't do so the first things first i can't do so the first things first i went ahead and logged into my nas went ahead and logged into my nas went ahead and logged into my nas through dolphin that worked completely through dolphin that worked completely through dolphin that worked completely fine the transfer speeds were a little fine the transfer speeds were a little fine the transfer speeds were a little slow slow slow but i went ahead and played a video but i went ahead and played a video but i went ahead and played a video sound didn't work but the video actually sound didn't work but the video actually sound didn't work but the video actually played on the system which was pretty played on the system which was pretty played on the system which was pretty cool cool cool i went i tried to do something that i

i went i tried to do something that i i went i tried to do something that i was hoping would work but didn't it was hoping would work but didn't it was hoping would work but didn't it because i wanted to test render speeds because i wanted to test render speeds because i wanted to test render speeds and that is caden live and that is caden live and that is caden live if you try to one move the window around if you try to one move the window around if you try to one move the window around it really doesn't like you doing that at it really doesn't like you doing that at it really doesn't like you doing that at all just doesn't really work and two if all just doesn't really work and two if all just doesn't really work and two if you actually get the video to go in you actually get the video to go in you actually get the video to go in there it will just crash ultimately so there it will just crash ultimately so there it will just crash ultimately so that doesn't work from there i went that doesn't work from there i went that doesn't work from there i went ahead and installed the libreoffice just ahead and installed the libreoffice just ahead and installed the libreoffice just so i can kind of test basic applications so i can kind of test basic applications so i can kind of test basic applications those all are incredibly snappy really those all are incredibly snappy really those all are incredibly snappy really nice and then from there i decided to nice and then from there i decided to nice and then from there i decided to start testing out some of the function start testing out some of the function start testing out some of the function keys f3 to kind of keys f3 to kind of keys f3 to kind of bring in all your open windows that bring in all your open windows that bring in all your open windows that works so that's really nice f4 to go works so that's really nice f4 to go works so that's really nice f4 to go ahead and open up krunner works awesome ahead and open up krunner works awesome ahead and open up krunner works awesome to go ahead and search things on your to go ahead and search things on your to go ahead and search things on your linux system the microphone button linux system the microphone button linux system the microphone button doesn't do anything i went ahead and hit doesn't do anything i went ahead and hit doesn't do anything i went ahead and hit f6 which is like the little sleep button f6 which is like the little sleep button f6 which is like the little sleep button and that disabled my display and i and that disabled my display and i and that disabled my display and i couldn't get it to turn back on so i had couldn't get it to turn back on so i had couldn't get it to turn back on so i had to reboot the system and for the other to reboot the system and for the other to reboot the system and for the other buttons the volume buttons work the buttons the volume buttons work the buttons the volume buttons work the brightness button is simply brightness button is simply brightness button is simply having the display on or off you can't having the display on or off you can't having the display on or off you can't really control brightness as of yet and really control brightness as of yet and really control brightness as of yet and to go off and finish my uh kind of to go off and finish my uh kind of to go off and finish my uh kind of experimentation here i went into the uh experimentation here i went into the uh experimentation here i went into the uh kde plasma settings under appearance and kde plasma settings under appearance and kde plasma settings under appearance and tried to install a mac os big sur theme tried to install a mac os big sur theme tried to install a mac os big sur theme and was some sort of error when it tried and was some sort of error when it tried and was some sort of error when it tried to install but some of the components to install but some of the components to install but some of the components worked so i went ahead and enabled worked so i went ahead and enabled worked so i went ahead and enabled window decorations and colors to kind of window decorations and colors to kind of window decorations and colors to kind of get a really uh get a really uh get a really uh generic knockoff looking version of mac generic knockoff looking version of mac generic knockoff looking version of mac os last but not least of course the most os last but not least of course the most os last but not least of course the most important thing we opened up neofetch important thing we opened up neofetch important thing we opened up neofetch and you can see this is arch linux arm and you can see this is arch linux arm and you can see this is arch linux arm running on the apple macbook with the

running on the apple macbook with the running on the apple macbook with the 5.17 kernel default shell being zsh the 5.17 kernel default shell being zsh the 5.17 kernel default shell being zsh the same shell as mac os so ultimately i'm same shell as mac os so ultimately i'm same shell as mac os so ultimately i'm really excited to see the really excited to see the really excited to see the continuation and the development of this continuation and the development of this continuation and the development of this project once this has full functionality project once this has full functionality project once this has full functionality i will probably use linux as my main i will probably use linux as my main i will probably use linux as my main operating system on these mac computers operating system on these mac computers operating system on these mac computers and it's here i'll know make sure you and it's here i'll know make sure you and it's here i'll know make sure you subscribe because when this is ready for subscribe because when this is ready for subscribe because when this is ready for actual production use i'm gonna make an actual production use i'm gonna make an actual production use i'm gonna make an official guide which will go more into official guide which will go more into official guide which will go more into detail the steps we went through as well detail the steps we went through as well detail the steps we went through as well as some additional tips and tricks so as some additional tips and tricks so as some additional tips and tricks so when that is ready that will be out and when that is ready that will be out and when that is ready that will be out and of course anything else that i mentioned of course anything else that i mentioned of course anything else that i mentioned in this video will be linked down below in this video will be linked down below in this video will be linked down below so you can go ahead and read the so you can go ahead and read the so you can go ahead and read the homepage you can look at those geekbench homepage you can look at those geekbench homepage you can look at those geekbench scores scores scores whatever it is that you are interested whatever it is that you are interested whatever it is that you are interested in in in so with all that again big thank you to so with all that again big thank you to so with all that again big thank you to our sponsor lenode you guys are our sponsor lenode you guys are our sponsor lenode you guys are fantastic and big thank you to our fantastic and big thank you to our fantastic and big thank you to our youtube members and patreon supporters youtube members and patreon supporters youtube members and patreon supporters with all that i do hope you have an with all that i do hope you have an with all that i do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day absolutely beautiful day absolutely beautiful day and good and good and good bye