For now, the developers only have Linux running on some older iPad hardware using A7 and A8-based chips-this includes the iPad Air, iPad Air 2, and a few generations of iPad mini. Dybcio used a "checkm8" hashtag in his initial tweet about the project, strongly implying that they used the "Checkm8" bootrom exploit published back in 2019 to access the hardware. The project appears to use an Alpine Linux-based distribution called "postmarketOS," a relatively small but actively developed distribution made primarily for Android devices. Developer Konrad Dybcio and a Linux enthusiast going by " quaack723" have collaborated to get Linux kernel version 5.18 booting on an old iPad Air 2, a major feat for a device that was designed to never run any operating system other than Apple's. If you have a 2013- or 2014-era iPad sitting around unused because it's not getting updates from Apple anymore and has stopped running the apps you need, some developers are working on an alternative software solution for you. Further Reading Asahi Linux is reverse-engineering support for Apple Silicon, including M1 Ultra
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