Asahi Linux daily drives M1 and M2, but not yet the M4

Bought a MacBook Pro M4 or Mac mini M4 hoping to run bare-metal Linux? Asahi Linux M4 support doesn't exist in August 2026, and no installer is close. Asahi Linux still ships support for M1 and M2 only. M3 has moved fast this year. It now has working audio, CPU frequency scaling, and an installer in the works. M4 is stuck in early bring-up, with no installer, no GPU driver, and no ETA. On an M1 or…