# UbuntuAsahi/ubuntu-asahi

Native Ubuntu installations for Apple silicon hardware

Repository: https://github.com/UbuntuAsahi/ubuntu-asahi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ubuntu-asahi
Homepage: https://ubuntuasahi.org/
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: apple, asahi, m1, m2, ubuntu
Last push: 2026-07-22T22:15:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1465, "days_push": 42, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1247, forks 39 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:07.609018+00:00)

## What it is
Ubuntu Asahi provides scripts and hosted installers to build and install native Ubuntu images on Apple silicon Macs (M1/M2), built on top of Asahi Linux. It supports dual-booting alongside macOS with desktop and server Ubuntu releases.

## Use cases
- install ubuntu on apple m1 macbook
- dual boot macos and linux on apple silicon
- run ubuntu on m2 mac mini
- replace fedora asahi with ubuntu on apple hardware
- build custom ubuntu images for asahi installer
- native linux desktop on apple silicon

## When to choose
- you want Ubuntu specifically on Apple silicon rather than Fedora Asahi
- you need a dual-boot setup that preserves macOS for firmware updates
- you want graphics acceleration, sound, and webcam working out of the box

## When to avoid
- you want to remove macOS entirely, which is unsupported
- you need day-one hardware feature parity with the reference Asahi distribution
- you need a distribution with a formal license file or long-term commercial support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, hardware, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: apple-silicon, asahi-linux, ubuntu, installer, dual-boot, arm64, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- UbuntuAsahi/ubuntu-asahi (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.609018+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:56.185501+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/UbuntuAsahi/ubuntu-asahi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:07.609018+00:00, sha 452cf9dba0ff)
  - homepage: https://ubuntuasahi.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:19:01.384668+00:00, sha 36c59ea59a48)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.