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by tomComb 1480 days ago
I was very excited, very briefly, by the title of this post.

Now very disappointed.

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Changed now. (Submitted title was "Run full Linux distributions on Apple Silicon")
Same, but I re-read the text:

Learn how you can use the Virtualization framework to quickly create virtual machines on your Mac. We'll show you how to create a virtual Mac and quickly test changes to your app in an isolated environment. We'll also explore how you can install and run full Linux distributions on Apple silicon, and share how you can take advantage of Rosetta 2 to run x86-64 Linux binaries.

(emphasis mine) the way that bit reads suggests installing on bare metal too.

> We'll also explore how you can install and run full Linux distributions on Apple silicon

… in a VM on macOS as the host system.

Well, Asahi Linux is a thing
The title and the Apple domain made it look for a second like an officially supported solution to run Linux directly on Apple silicon. This would have been so much more than Asahi Linux.

The title should have been "Create macOS or Linux virtual machines" but I guess OP chose something that sounds more attractive and "votable".

Well, not to bash the OP, but a "votable" title does distracts us from a conversation about the actual changes to Mac OS.
I might have misinterpreted the session description, but “We’ll also explore how you can install and run full Linux distributions on Apple Silicon” is the sentence that made me post this in the first place.

Edit: Also, while I agree that the title sounds click baity, it is a quote from the description, that I wanted to highlight. Using the session title wouldn’t have done that. Guess we’ll see, when the session drops tomorrow.

Opposite reaction here.
This looks like it's just running Linux VMs as a guest in macOS, right? Was that not already possible on macOS, or just not possible on the M1/M2 chips?
You can attach a GUI to the VM now.
It was not possible on M1/M2 chips (aside from a commercial solution, Parallels, which is €99.99/yr).
Nope, it was possible and the API is open for anyone to use. UTM (open source, $10 for a built product) supports it.
What was Docker doing?
I'm still reasonably excited by the new title of this post.

Virtualization support is one of the things I've still been missing on the M1.

VMware Fusion M1 Tech Preview has been available since last September. Give it a try.
I've desperately been trying to get an account with VMware, and I simply cannot. Every account I've tried making doesn't let me login.

Is there some trick to letting me give them money?

No idea (I don't work for VMware), have you tried contacting support?
I sure did. Radio silence.