At this point it seems M1 Macs have better Linux/other unixes support than Intel Macs with a T2 chip. At least from my experience and what I’m seeing with Asahi Linux.
The forthcoming GPU and sound support are all I'm waiting for to move my daily OpenBSD workstation to my M1 mini. I tested Asahi Linux on it earlier this morning and it was mind-bogglingly fast. My fastest AMD64 based system is a Ryzen 5 3600 with a NVMe main storage drive, and Linux on the M1 makes it feel like a 10 year old i3 with a spinning drive in comparison. Everything is just instant, file transfers are faster than they are on macOS on the same machine, and even without GPU acceleration, KDE Plasma is quick and fluid. I ran out of time to try OpenBSD today but I'll jump on that this week and see if the performance carries over to it.
kaladin-jasnah|4 years ago
morganvachon|4 years ago