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Recent artifact additions in Podman
Read more: Recent artifact additions in PodmanIn my previous blog about OCI artifacts, I outlined several new, experimental commands that had been added to Podman. Those commands (Linux only, remote is not supported currently) are now included in the Podman v5.4 release. If you run Podman on Linux, check them out and help us exercise the functionality. We also had two…
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Netavark 1.14 new features
Read more: Netavark 1.14 new featuresNetavark and Aardvark-dns v1.14 are out. Thanks to our contributors, the Netavark release is on the bigger side and did get quite a few features. So let’s have a look; all the features assume that you are also using Podman v5.4 DHCP Hostname Netavark now sends the container hostname as part of the DHCP request.…
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Podman introduces support for OCI artifacts
Read more: Podman introduces support for OCI artifactsOpen Container Initiative (OCI hereafter) artifacts have been evolving with some significance lately. Projects like OCI Registry As Storage (ORAS) have been stalwarts in this arena. In fact, I think ORAS probably has the best explanation of artifacts. It is certainly worth a read if you are at all unfamiliar with the topic. In short,…
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Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Read more: Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo and the Cloud Native Computing FoundationAs you may have already seen elsewhere, we have applied to contribute Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Joining the CNCF will help us keep building each of these project’s commitments to open source, transparency, and community involvement. The engineering team you already know will keep working on the projects…
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New Podman release: v4.7.0
Read more: New Podman release: v4.7.0We’re excited to announce that Podman v4.7.0 has been released! This release includes over 40 features and over 30 bugfixes. Some highlights include: For a full list of features, bugfixes and changes, check out the v4.7.0 release page. Try it out and let us know what you think!
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Why does SELinux container policy allow all Linux capabilities?
Read more: Why does SELinux container policy allow all Linux capabilities?I recently had a discussion in a container-selinux issue on why we allow certain capabilities by default for containers. The conversation is around DAC_OVERRIDE, a Linux capability which allows privileged processes, usually root, to ignore ownership and read/write permissions Discretionary Access Control (DAC). “As @wrabcak notes in Why do you see DAC_OVERRIDE SELinux denials?, In…
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Podman v4.6 Introduces Podmansh: A Revolutionary Login Shell
Read more: Podman v4.6 Introduces Podmansh: A Revolutionary Login ShellIntroduction In the ever-evolving landscape of container technology, Podman’s latest version, v4.6.0, includes a feature that promises to be a game-changer for system administrators: Podmansh. A login shell that leverages Podman’s robust container management capabilities. Podmansh is set to redefine the way users interact with systems, while ensuring maximum security and control for administrators. Why…
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Podman v4.6 released!
Read more: Podman v4.6 released!We’re excited to announce that Podman v4.6.0 has been released! This release includes over 20 features and over 40 bugfixes. Some highlights include: For a full list of changes, see our GitHub release page. Big thanks to our contributors and community! Podman v4.6.0 is now available, so please, try it out and let us know…
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Podman Performance: Root and Rootless
Read more: Podman Performance: Root and RootlessOne of the frequent complaints I hear from users moving to Podman is about performance. I’ve always found this confusing, as the Podman team has spent significant time and effort on improving our performance, and we are quite confident that our speed is broadly comparable to Docker. Indeed, an academic paper found that Podman was…
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