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Podman 6: New Dual-Purpose MSI Installer Explained
Podman 6 introduces a revamped Windows installer, allowing users to install without administrative privileges, simplifying enterprise usage. The transition to a Dual-Purpose MSI package improves reliability by separating virtualization setup from the installer. Additionally, compatibility with community package managers like Scoop and Chocolatey enhances user experience. Feedback is encouraged for further improvements.
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Hyper-V Machines for Unprivileged Users
For Windows users on Hyper-V, certain common tasks, such as machine creation and removal, required a trip to the IT help desk for administrative approval. With the upcoming release of Podman 6, we are breaking down this barrier. After an initial setup performed by an admin, it will be possible to manage Hyper-V-based Podman machines…
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Automatic CA Certificate Import in Podman 6
With the release of Podman 6.0, an improvement for enterprise users and developers behind corporate proxies is the new automatic import of host certificates for the Podman machine.
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Introducing Podman v6.0.0
We’re thrilled to announce that Podman v6.0.0 is now available! This major release brings a host of significant improvements and new features designed to enhance your container management experience. You can find the latest release on our GitHub, and it will be rolling out to your favorite package managers very soon. Many thanks to all…
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Podman 6 Configuration File Changes
Podman 6 is about to be released soon, so I would like to talk about the biggest change we made: a major rework of how we handle and parse our configuration files. This does not just affect Podman but also Buildah, Skopeo, and many other tools building on top of our underlying go.podman.io/image and go.podman.io/storage…
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THE CONTAINER TOOLS COLLECTION
Here’s some of the tools we work on.
There’s other tools and libraries we work on.
View our GitHub organization for the full list.
Join Our Community
We have an active community. Most of our community communication channels are around Podman, but we definitely welcome anyone with an interest in containers or any of our tools.
Here are the chats where you will find our community:
We hold also community meetings around once a month and have a mailing list for additional discussion.
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