Running Linx on a Mac (ARM and Other ways)

For Mac users with Intel-based CPUs, you can run a Windows Virtual Machine on your Mac. Read this post.

Update!:
With the latest updates of Parallels and Windows 11 ARM, you can perfectly run Linx on your Macbook M1/M1Pro/M1Max etc. Simply install Parallels and follow the install of Windows 11 ARM. Then you can install Linx from https://linx.software

Old post:
With the launch of the new M1 ARM chips, Apple changed the base architecture of the Operating system. Because this change is still new, software companies are busy catching up, and at the time of writing this post, there aren’t any easy ways yet to install a x86-based Windows on an ARM based Mac. But all of the companies are working on updating their software to run on Apple Silicon and providing x86 emulation.

Options for you to run Linx:

  • You can consider looking at Parallels

  • Obtain a cheap Windows laptop for exclusive Linx use

  • Register an Azure or AWS account and run a small Windows Virtual Machine. Then simply Remote Connect to the machine as if it’s running on your own system. Both these companies offer free Credits to users on some scale, thus you could run the Virtual Machine cheaply or free.

  • As additional information becomes available, we will add it to this list.

Out of interest, I’ve just recently succesfully installed Linx 6 on a Raspberry 4. You’ll first need to install Windows on the Raspberry: How to Install Windows 11 on a Raspberry Pi 4 | Tom's Hardware

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