As of March 2022 VirtualBox supports only x86 and AMD64/Intel64 and doesn't support ARM-based systems like Apple M1.

Parallels Desktop for Mac supports Apple M1 chip but requires you to buy a license.

Are there an open source solution for running Ubuntu Linux virtual machine on MacOS with Apple silicon (M1 chip)?

CodePudding user response：

UTM

UTM is a full featured open source virtual machine host for MacOS that supports Apple silicon (M1 chip) -

Click Add User Account...:

• Username: ubuntu
• Password: <your password>
• Friendly name: ubuntu

MyUbuntu click ... > Connect

After entering the password enjoy Ubuntu Desktop:

To delete the VM instance run:

multipass delete MyUbuntu
multipass purge