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Re:M4 Mac mini's efficiency by denkmoon on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @05:48PM (#42120674)
Just put Asahi on there, or any linux you like. I'm sure the support will be there soon if it's not already.
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Re:M4 Mac mini's efficiency by stirlo on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @05:50PM (#42120695)
Asahi Linux doesn’t currently support M4 but it’s planned for next year.
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Re:M4 Mac mini's efficiency by seabrookmx on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @08:54PM (#42122124)
> or any Linux you like

That's not a thing. Apple silicon doesn't use EFI so you need a completely custom ROM to satisfy the boot process, hence Asahi. And Asahi doesn't support M4 and likely won't for a while.

ARM64 support for GUI apps (via flatpak in the Fedora Asahi Remix) is also pretty poor, though your standard fair of CLI apps are present.

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Re:M4 Mac mini's efficiency by denkmoon on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @09:09PM (#42122212)
It is a thing. Sure, it's not easy. You can't just download the Debian build for M1, but it can be built.

M4 support will come.

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