GNU/Linux Mint Installing Podman Desktop – Quick-Start Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Podman Desktop UI in Mint LTS GNU/Linux.
And Podman Destop for Mint is an Open Source Graphical Tool enabling you to seamlessly work with Containers & Kubernetes from your Local Environment.
Podman is a Daemonless, Open-source, Linux native Tool designed to make it easy to find, run, build, share and deploy Apps using Open Containers Initiative (OCI) Containers and Container Images.
The main Features are:
- Build images from Containerfile or Dockerfile.
- Pull images from remote registries.
- Start, Stop, Restart containers and pods.
- Easily get a terminal in your container.
- Inspect container logs.
- Push images to OCI registries.
- Deploy and test images on Kubernetes.
- Manage OCI registries; add, edit, or delete registries.
- Configure your proxy settings (work in progress.)
- Configure CPU, memory, and disk of Podman machines (work in progress.)
- Handle multiple container engines at the same time (Podman, Docker, Lima…)
Moreover, you can also bring new Features with Podman Desktop Plug-ins or Docker Desktop Extensions.
Finally, this guide includes also detailed instructions about to Getting-Started with Podman & Podman Desktop on Mint.
1. Terminal Getting-Started Guide
How to Quick-Start with Command Line on Mint GNU/Linux:
First Update the Apt Repo Sources with:
sudo apt update
Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.
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