You also need to have Xcode installed on your system. Install homebrew package manager and then install the qemu package. UTM uses QEMU as a back-end similar to what the Virtual Machine Manager app does in Ubuntu.

This allows a macOS user to either run native ARM VMs or execute Intel x86 virtual machines by using emulation. UTM is an emulation and virtualization solution that can be installed on an M1 Mac from the Apple App Store. Ubuntu 21.10 is currently in its beta development version and is scheduled to be released in October, 2021. This means that users will be able to run Linux natively on the new M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and 24-inch iMac.

The new 5.13 kernel that will be installed by default in Ubuntu 21.10 and later adds support for several chips based on the ARM architecture, including the Apple M1. In addition to CPU support the Apple M1 GPU is still not supported at all, so running Ubuntu Desktop 21.10 as a dual boot on Apple M1 silicon would be impractical. Whether Apple's M1 CPU chip is compatible with Ubuntu depends on the version of the Linux kernel that is used in Ubuntu.

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