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-====== Installing Slackware on the Macbook Pro M2 (Apple Silicon) within VMWare Fusion (paravirtualization) ======+====== Installing Slackware: Paravirtualization on Apple Silicon within VMWare Fusion hypervisor  ======
  
  
 ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^
 | Platform | AArch64/ARM64 |  | Platform | AArch64/ARM64 | 
-| Hardware Model | Apple Macbook Pro M2 (VMWare Fusion - paravirtualizartion) | +| Hardware Model | macOS / Apple Silicon | 
-| Document Version | 1.00, Mar 2025 |+| Document Version | 1.01, Apr 2025 |
 | Author | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | | Author | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> |
  
-=== Other Virtualization Platforms ===+===== Video Tutorial ===== 
 + 
 +This tutorial is also available in [[https://youtu.be/TLGFmpJn1m8|video form]]. 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Other Virtualization Platforms =====
  
 If you'd prefer to use [[https://mac.getutm.app/|UTM]], see the [[slackwarearm:inst_sa64_virt|Installation Guide]]. If you'd prefer to use [[https://mac.getutm.app/|UTM]], see the [[slackwarearm:inst_sa64_virt|Installation Guide]].
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 <code> <code>
 $ rsync -PavL $SLKSRV/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/slackwareaarch64-${SLKVER}/aarch64_generic.iso.asc slk-aarch64_generic.iso.asc $ rsync -PavL $SLKSRV/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/slackwareaarch64-${SLKVER}/aarch64_generic.iso.asc slk-aarch64_generic.iso.asc
-$ rsync -PavL $SLKSRV/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/slackwareaarch64-${SLKVER}/aarch64_generic.iso slk-aarch64_generic.iso 
 $ rsync -PavL $SLKSRV/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/slackwareaarch64-${SLKVER}/aarch64_generic.iso.md5 slk-aarch64_generic.iso.md5 $ rsync -PavL $SLKSRV/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/slackwareaarch64-${SLKVER}/aarch64_generic.iso.md5 slk-aarch64_generic.iso.md5
 +$ rsync -PavL $SLKSRV/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/slackwareaarch64-${SLKVER}/aarch64_generic.iso slk-aarch64_generic.iso
 </code> </code>
  
-//The Slackware Installer images are approximately 6 GBytes in size.//+//The Slackware Installer images are approximately 5 GBytes in size.//
  
 ==== Verify the Slackware Installer image ==== ==== Verify the Slackware Installer image ====
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 <code> <code>
-$ md5 slk-aarch64_generic.iso ; cat slk-aarch64_generic.iso.md5 +$ openssl md5 -r slk-aarch64_generic.iso ; cat slk-aarch64_generic.iso.md5 
-MD5 (slk-aarch64_generic.iso) = 6f17fe562ee790bdd21fdfb9cbbba3e7 +380d7a8a06dc575e2d4e3140725f7a12 *slk-aarch64_generic.iso 
-MD5(aarch64_generic.iso)= 6f17fe562ee790bdd21fdfb9cbbba3e7+380d7a8a06dc575e2d4e3140725f7a12
 </code> </code>
 +
  
 Manually verify that the MD5 sums match. Manually verify that the MD5 sums match.
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 <code> <code>
-$ gpg --verify slk-aarch64_generic.asc+$ gpg --verify slk-aarch64_generic.iso.asc
 </code> </code>
  
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 ===== Download and Install VMWare Fusion ===== ===== Download and Install VMWare Fusion =====
  
-If you do not already have VMWare Fusion Professional installed, [[https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop-hypervisor/workstation-and-fusion|Download]] the macOS version and install it.+If you do not already have VMWare Fusion Professional installed, [[https://www.vmware.com/products/desktop-hypervisor/workstation-and-fusion|download]] the macOS version and install it.
  
 VMWare Fusion Professional is free for personal use.  You will need to create an account, agree to various licences and so on before you can download it. VMWare Fusion Professional is free for personal use.  You will need to create an account, agree to various licences and so on before you can download it.
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-=== VMWare Fusion VM Settings ===+=== Additional VMWare Fusion VM Settings ===
  
  
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 <note important>Other settings haven't been tested - if they work, let us know [[https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-arm-108/|on the forum]]</note> <note important>Other settings haven't been tested - if they work, let us know [[https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-arm-108/|on the forum]]</note>
 +
 +== Sharing ==
 +
 +The ''Sharing'' feature (making directories on the host macOS available within the guest VM) requires a package [[https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/system/open-vm-tools/?search=open-vm-tools|open-vm-tools]].  This is not currently packaged within Slackware, and it requires some additional dependencies.  For a discussion on this subject, see [[https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-arm-108/slackware-as-vm-on-mac-silicon-4175748101/page2.html|this forum thread]].
 +Sharing works seamlessly out of the box with [[slackwarearm:inst_sa64_virt|UTM]], so you might prefer to use it if you'd rather not go through the process of getting ''open-vm-tools'' set up.
  
  
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-Press ''ENTER'' to boot the Slackware Installer +Press ''ENTER'' on the menu item ''Install Slackware on all supported Hardware Models'' 
- +
-{{:slackwarearm:slackarm-virt-vmwf_preinstall-bootinstaller-2.png?600|}}+
  
 +{{:slackwarearm:slackarm-generic-bootinstaller.png?600|}}
  
 The system will boot within a couple of seconds, and will attempt to acquire an IP address via DHCP.  If no DHCP server is available, this will take a little longer to time out. The system will boot within a couple of seconds, and will attempt to acquire an IP address via DHCP.  If no DHCP server is available, this will take a little longer to time out.
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 === Installation begins === === Installation begins ===
  
-The packages will now install.  This takes approximately 30 minutes.+The packages will now install.  This takes approximately 10 minutes.
  
 {{:slackwarearm:slackarm-gebneric-install-pkgsinstalling.jpg?600|}} {{:slackwarearm:slackarm-gebneric-install-pkgsinstalling.jpg?600|}}
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 reboot reboot
 </code> </code>
- 
-<note>This is only relevant if you're using the HoneyComb LX2 in a ''headed'' (monitor and keyboard) configuration</note> 
  
  

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