Podman
Daemonless, rootless container engine compatible with Docker
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Podman is a daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI containers. It supports rootless containers, pods, and a Docker-compatible CLI, with Podman Desktop available as a GUI.
Key features
- Daemonless and rootless containers
- Docker-compatible CLI
- Pods and Kubernetes YAML generation
- Podman Desktop GUI
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