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by filmgirlcw 1741 days ago
I like Multipass a ton, but as with almost every Docker/VM/Linux config right now, support on the M1 Mac is mixed. (Yes, yes, I know Docker Desktop works on the M1 now. But not all container images do, some run emulated, some break, there are still lots of papercuts.) I’ve had some success with the most recent builds of Multipass, but it isn’t reliable.

For devs who still have access to an Intel Mac, I personally would still use that over an M1 for container/VM/Linux tasks. We’re only a year into the transition so that’s OK, but don’t be caught off guard if you move to an M1 and find your stuff breaking. Incidentally, this is where I find stuff like GitHub Codespaces really nice because I can offload the container bits to a different machine.
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easton 1741 days ago
That might be a fun project if Hacktoberfest comes back this year, get open source projects building images for arm64. A lot of times it’s easy to do.
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filmgirlcw 1741 days ago
That’s actually a great idea!!
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