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docs: Improve SmartOS on macOS virtualized host docs #72

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## Latest Release

* [ISO Image][download-iso] - For running in Virtual Box, VMware,
* [ISO Image][download-iso] - For running in Virtual Box, VMware, UTM for Apple Silicon
or booting hardware from read-only media.
* [USB Image][download-usb] - For booting on real hardware
using read/write media.
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[vtx]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT-x#Intel_virtualization_.28VT-x.29
[amdv]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_(AMD-V)

### Virtualized SmartOS

SmartOS can run in a virtual machine. However, if nested virtualization is
unavailable, some HVM features will not function.

See:
- [SmartOS as a VMWare Guest](smartos-as-a-vmware-guest.md)
- [SmartOS as a VirtualBox Guest](smartos-as-a-virtualbox-guest.md)
- [SmartOS as a UTM Guest on Apple Silicon](smartos-as-a-utm-guest.md)
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## Detailed Guide

[UTM](https://mac.getutm.app/) is a virtual machine host for macOS based on QEMU.

Currently installing SmartOS on UTM with Apple Silicon is experimental.
If you are new to SmartOS and want to try in a VM, it would be best to try this
on a host with x86_64 architecture (Intel/AMD). The instructions here are
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