Linsk - Apple Silicon Fork

Linsk is a utility that allows you to access Linux-native file system infrastructure, including LVM and LUKS on macOS. This fork includes fixes for Apple Silicon (M1/M2) Macs with improved memory allocation and timeout handling.

Linsk utilizes a lightweight Alpine Linux VM (~130 MB only) combined with network share technologies like AFP and FTP to expose Linux filesystems to macOS.

🍎 Apple Silicon Support

This fork includes specific fixes for Apple Silicon Macs:

• Increased memory allocation (2048MB recommended)
• Extended timeouts for VM boot and SSH setup
• Optimized QEMU configuration for aarch64

💻 Supported Platforms

• macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon)
• CPU architectures: x86_64 and aarch64 (Apple M1/M2)

📁 Network File Share Backends

• AFP - Default for macOS
• FTP - Alternative backend

💿 Installation

See INSTALL_MACOS.md for detailed installation instructions.

🔧 Usage

See USAGE_MACOS.md for usage examples and Apple Silicon-specific commands.

🚀 Quick Start (Apple Silicon)

# Build the VM image with Apple Silicon optimizations
linsk build --vm-os-up-timeout 120 --vm-ssh-setup-timeout 180 --vm-mem-alloc 2048

# Access a USB device
sudo linsk run dev:/dev/disk4 vdb1 --vm-os-up-timeout 120 --vm-ssh-setup-timeout 180 --vm-mem-alloc 2048

# List available devices
sudo linsk ls dev:/dev/disk4

©️ License

GNU General Public License v3 - See LICENSE file.