Canonical`s new Multipass 1.8 runs Ubuntu Linux in a VM on M1 Macs
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What you need to know Canonical, the publisher behind Ubuntu, has brought the Linux distro to M1 Macs via Multipass. People can now run a new Ubuntu virtual machine on Apple silicon with launch times of just 20 seconds. People can get Ubuntu running on M1 Macs in just 20 seconds. Canonical, the publisher behind the popular Linux distro Ubuntu, has announced that its new Multipass 1.8 gives people a way to run it on their M1 Mac with ease. In fact, they can get up and running in as little as 20 seconds, the outfit claims. The move was announced via blog post and sees Ubuntu become one of the quickest and easiest ways to get Linux up and running on the latest Apple silicon machines. On the heels of Apple`s announcement of a new line of game-changing M1 MacBooks, Canonical is bringing fast and easy Linux to the M1 platform. Multipass, the quickest way to run Linux cross-platform, received an update last week allowing M1 users to run Ubuntu VMs with minimal set-up. Multipass ca...