Linux guests
ARM64 Linux on Apple's Virtualization.framework or on the 1VM engine, with virtio devices, shared NAT networking and a Metal-backed console.
Why it matters
Linux is the reason most people open a VM on a Mac — a matching production environment, a kernel to break, a distribution to try. It should be the path of least resistance.
What changes
Without it
- Configure a machine in a hypervisor's own vocabulary before the first boot.
- Fight the display and networking devices into working.
With 1VMTool
- Pick a profile, attach an ISO, boot.
- virtio devices, shared NAT and a console window are already wired up.
What it covers
- ARM64 Linux guests on either engine
- virtio-block, virtio-net, virtio-input
- Shared NAT networking through the Mac
- Clipboard sharing and Mac-shortcut translation
- A one-click Omarchy desktop under the Experiment tab
What you get out of it
- A working Linux machine without a configuration session first
- Snapshots that make breaking the guest safe
Try it on your own Mac
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