how to run kali linux and parrot os on macbook pro m3 pro

I want to install kali linux and parrot os on my macbook pro m3(pro). I can't find anything on the net on how to download and what to use. Can someone tell me the proper way to download these two OS on the mac.

Posted on Jan 20, 2024 3:24 AM

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Posted on Jan 20, 2024 10:55 AM

You will need to install the ARM versions of those distributions into a Virtual Machine such as Parallels....assuming those distributions have an ARM version.


Otherwise, you would need to use the Intel versions of those distributions while using UTM. UTM is a graphical interface wrapper around the free & open source QEMU software which is a machine emulator & virtualizer. Since UTM/QEMU must emulate an Intel CPU computer and provide a virtualized environment, performance may be a bit slow.


Currently the only bare metal native Apple Silicon Linux distribution that may be available is a Fedora remix made for Apple Silicon Macs by the Asahi Linux developers, but I don't know its current status. Asahi Linux itself is not a Linux distribution, but a test environment for the Asahi team to develop Linux drivers for the Apple Silicon Macs. Only the Fedora Apple Silicon remix distribution is (or rather will be) a full Linux distribution.

https://asahilinux.org/fedora/


FYI, if you decide to try the Asahi Fedora Linux remix distribution on bare metal, then I highly recommend only installing it to an external drive so that you don't interfere with macOS which would likely require you performing a DFU firmware Restore operation to get macOS working again on the internal SSD which would destroy all data on the internal SSD.

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Jan 20, 2024 10:55 AM in response to BlackHammer66

You will need to install the ARM versions of those distributions into a Virtual Machine such as Parallels....assuming those distributions have an ARM version.


Otherwise, you would need to use the Intel versions of those distributions while using UTM. UTM is a graphical interface wrapper around the free & open source QEMU software which is a machine emulator & virtualizer. Since UTM/QEMU must emulate an Intel CPU computer and provide a virtualized environment, performance may be a bit slow.


Currently the only bare metal native Apple Silicon Linux distribution that may be available is a Fedora remix made for Apple Silicon Macs by the Asahi Linux developers, but I don't know its current status. Asahi Linux itself is not a Linux distribution, but a test environment for the Asahi team to develop Linux drivers for the Apple Silicon Macs. Only the Fedora Apple Silicon remix distribution is (or rather will be) a full Linux distribution.

https://asahilinux.org/fedora/


FYI, if you decide to try the Asahi Fedora Linux remix distribution on bare metal, then I highly recommend only installing it to an external drive so that you don't interfere with macOS which would likely require you performing a DFU firmware Restore operation to get macOS working again on the internal SSD which would destroy all data on the internal SSD.

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