# Porting Linux to Apple Silicon by Asahi Linux

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Porting Linux to Apple Silicon by Asahi Linux and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a well-done conference talk on the technical challenges of porting Linux to Apple Silicon, including M4 and M5 chips. Caveat: the video switches between camera views too often.

## Why people recommend it

- Well-made, excellent conference talk (3 comments): "This is a really well done talk, with a very interesting peek into how the port is going." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569762)) "It's worth watching the 39C3 talk about porting Linux to Apple Silicon earlier this year." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47240083)) "the most excellent 39c3 video" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47060679))
- Interesting technical look at the port (3 comments): "I also found the talk about Asahi interesting, both from a technical standpoint but also as a nice update" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46465409)) "This is a really well done talk, with a very interesting peek into how the port is going." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569762)) "Fascinating reverse-engineering tale." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46598887))
- First-hand reverse-engineering difficulties story (2 comments): "There was a good talk at ccc by one of the people facing down the difficulties" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075862)) "Fascinating reverse-engineering tale." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46598887))

## What people warn about

- Video switches camera views too often (1 comments): "The Asahi talk was good, but the video switched waaaayyyyy too often between slide only -> slide + speaker -> stage -> only speaker." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46470674))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Porting Linux to Apple Silicon by Asahi Linux", https://hackerapproved.com/p/asahi-linux-porting-linux-to-apple-silicon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).