Archboot's installer, however, has a few options in the installer that will lead to a failed install without any indication, along with a headache, and has poor documentation, so that wouldn't be my first choice.

You can also grab an iso of Arch Linux ARM from if you want to stick Arch in a VM.

In April 2021, Parallels 16.5 was released which allows you to install Windows on M1 Macs and from Parallels 17 onwards this support for M-series Macs was official. If you decide to go with something like Parallels to host the virtual machine, it already has the options in the installer for Ubuntu and Fedora. Parallels has a very close relationship with Apple and even as far back as the Apple WWDC 2020, Parallels demonstrated Linux running in Parallels on a Mac with Apple Silicon. Parallels Desktop transforms Macs into one of the very best. That said, a virtual machine would probably give you the peace of mind you're looking for and still allow you to get a feel for whether you want to dive in or not. Quite simply, its the best way to run Windows 10 - not to mention Linux and Android - on your Mac. The Asahi team has made installing, using, and even uninstalling as friendly to newcomers as can be, and if there's even a possibility of anything causing damage, like the speaker implementation, they don't release it until they've put safeguards in place to keep someone from having a really bad day :P They're working to make Linux viable for users who want to use Apple hardware, not using them as beta testers. Install Linux virtual machine on a Mac with Apple M-Series chip.

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