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Compatibility M1 with x86 software

I'm IT student and I need to use many different software that I would need to know compatibity with new M1 ARM processor architecture.


  1. Development software
    1. Eclipse.
    2. Visual Studio
  2. Programming languages
    1. C
    2. Java
    3. .NET
  3. Virtualization
    1. Debian.
    2. Red Hat.
    3. Windows.
    4. Docker
  4. DBMS
    1. MySQL
    2. ORACLE
    3. PostgreSQL
  5. System administration:
    1. SSH
    2.  ANSIBLE
    3. SALTSTALK
    4. LINUX
    5. WINDOWS SERVER
    6. LDAP

Posted on Mar 21, 2022 10:31 AM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022 10:35 AM

You should go to each of the sites of the items you listed and look at their respective system requirements.

But in general, x86 apps will not run on an M1 chip ARM CPU. Windows will not run on an M1 Mac.

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Compatibility M1 with x86 software

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