

Run Disk Utility, select the drive to be partitioned in the left-hand column, and click Partition.Otherwise the macOS partition cannot be resized. To install Arch with macOS, keep these partitions, and follow these steps. If using APFS, this partition is not present. Recovery: If not using APFS, a recovery partition is present.macOS: the main partition containing your macOS installation, either HFS+ or APFS.In Macs that use the Apple Fusion Drive, the partition scheme could be different.

Macs typically have the following partition table. Once done, go to #Installation.Īrch Linux with macOS or other operating systems If only Arch Linux is desired, then format the entire disk according to Installation guide#Partition the disks. Reason: Do not specify a specific partition tool, this is down to personal preference, instead explain the partitions needed and then link to the possible tools which could be used, or an article on partitioning (such as the installation guide) (Discuss in Talk:Mac) If the volume is muted, the startup chime will also be muted.


Both Arch Linux ARM and Asahi Linux are downstream projects that not officially endorsed by Arch Linux, you may go to Arch Linux ARM Forum and Asahi Linux Community for help. For Linux support information for Macs with M1 chip, see Asahi Linux project. However, it does not support M1 or future generation chip yet. Warning: ARM architectures are supported by Arch Linux ARM.
