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Podman

Daemonless containers with strong rootless support.

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WHY IT BELONGS HERE

A better default for everyday Linux.

Podman does one job particularly well and keeps its interface focused. It is the kind of utility that earns a permanent place in a toolkit: easy to try, useful immediately, and deep enough to grow with you.

Install it

Prefer your distribution's repository when it provides a recent version. Check the official project instructions when the package is missing or significantly outdated.

Debian / Ubuntusudo apt install podman
Fedorasudo dnf install podman
Arch Linuxsudo pacman -S podman

Package names and availability vary. Read the command before running it and confirm it against your distribution's package search.

First run

$ podman