qemu-img create -f qcow2 kali.qcow2 30G.That's why! :) Create a directory for your installation and initialise a QEMU virtual vard disk Why x86 64-bit and not the Apple M1 installer?! Because I was not able to get the Kali Linux Applie M1 installer running using QEMU. Pick the installer that matches your need from the 64-bit section.Since VirtualBox doesn't suport Apple M1, QEMU is increasingly becoming a go-to option for running other operating system UIs.īrew install qemu Download Kali Linux 64-bit installation image QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer ( ). I'm currently tweaking the QEMU startup command, experimenting with different parameters. The performance part is a work in progress. The aim is to get Kali Linux running on an Apple M1 Macbook Air with QEMU with a reasonable level of performance.