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@vm83 wrote:

I am using Macbook Pro Apple M1 Pro (Ventura Version 13.5.1 (22G90)) and i wanted to install ARM based linux 22.04.3 which is absolutly working fine with UTM4 .

Can i use 22.04.1 linux Iso file in VMWARE Fusion Beta version to create the VM?

can i import ARM 22.04.3 ISO file in VMWARE Fusion Beta or if there is already OVA file available forARM based linux 22.04.3.

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You don't need the "beta version" 2023 Tech Preview to run Ubuntu. The released Fusion 13 is fine. You may wish to use the Tech Preview however. Yes, it's a public beta, but it's actually quite stable and contains better support for Windows 11 ARM than the released Fusion 13 should you decide you want to try out Windows on your Apple Silicon MacBook. Plus the Tech Preview contains a significant boost in drag/drop/copy/paste and Shared Folders performance for Linux VMs. 

I recommend you use a 22.04.2 or preferably 22.04.3 ISO to install a Fusion virtual machine. The 22.04.1 ARM ISO won 't work - it contains a broken Linux kernel that won't boot on Fusion 13 or the 2023 Tech Preview. This was an Ubuntu bug, and they fixed it in 22.04.2 and later. If you want the install and use the HWE kernel, start with the 22.04.3 ISO (the HWE kernel in the 22.04.2 ISO is also broken).

If you want Ubuntu Desktop, you should install Ubuntu Server, then "convert" it to Desktop by adding a few packages to the Server installation and making s couple of configuration changes. The unofficial guides for either Fusion 13 or the 2023 Tech Preview tell you how to perform the Server to Desktop "conversion". Canonical in their infinite wisdom doesn't provide an official release of Ubuntu Desktop for architectures other than Intel, and It's an iffy proposition to try to install Ubuntu Desktop on ARM systems (anyone's ARM) from daily development builds. 

Fusion will most likely not be able to import that UTM virtual machine. If you're running the VM under UTM "Virtualization", the virtual disks are in Apple Hypervisor's format (it's actually a sparse disk image) that Fusion doesn't know anything about. You're going to have to install it as a new VM on Fusion.

You may wish to get a copy of the unofficial Companion Guide that is chock full of tips on getting many operating systems (including Ubuntu) up and running. See:

The Unofficial Fusion 13 for Apple Silicon Companion Guide for Fusion 13, or The Unofficial Fusion 2023 Tech Preview Companion Guide for the Fusion 2023 Tech Preview