It gives my Mac a taste of the simplicity that makes Linux package management so appealing, which makes my daily work smoother. Homebrew’s repositories are huge, covering everything from developer ...

Running Linux software on a Mac can be a powerful way to leverage the strengths of both operating systems. Here are six methods to achieve this, each with detailed steps and considerations. MacPorts ...

M1 Mac Linux 6.2 support is now available – an achievement that Linux creator Linus Torvalds originally saw as an impossible task. It can be run on the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips. Torvalds ...

There are some other benefits to using an OS within a VM, like having a virtual drive that grows and shrinks based on what you need. If I need a bit more oomph, I can reconfigure my VM with more RAM ...

Keep asking; it ain't happening. Microsoft has reaffirmed that its full-featured Visual Studio IDE will remain exclusive to ...

The Unix underpinnings of Mac OS make it feel familiar and accessible to programmers used to working in Unix-like environments. Apple’s Xcode IDE and other development tools are thoughtfully crafted ...

The Mac has taken a back seat to Linux as the number two operating system in use by customers of Valve Software's Steam gaming service, according to the company's most recently polled survey data.

You might have heard that several iterations of Intel-based Macs will no longer be supported by Apple. Although when Tahoe is released and Intel-based Macs start losing support, Apple will continue ...

The Asahi Linux for Mac project has made some improvements, with the latest version adding initial support for M2 chips as well as the Mac Studio, along with Bluetooth. A project to port Linux to ...