Podman is a container engine that enables you to run, manage and debug OCI containers and pods. Here's how to install and set up Podman on your EndeavourOS Latest system.
Before you install Podman, you should ensure that your system is updated to the latest packages by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install Podman on EndeavourOS Latest, follow the steps below:
Open a terminal and run the following command to install Podman:
sudo pacman -S podman
Once the installation is complete, you can check the version of Podman installed:
podman version
You should see something like this:
Version: 1.9.4-dev
API Version: 3.0.0
Go Version: go1.14.3
Git Commit: dirty
Built: Wed Dec 30 20:34:37 2020
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Podman provides a rich set of features for managing containers and pods. Here are a few basic commands to get you started.
To run a container from an image, use the podman run command followed by the image name:
podman run -it nginx
This will start a new container running the nginx web server.
To view all running containers, use the podman ps command:
podman ps
This will show you a list of all running containers along with their details.
To stop a running container, use the podman stop command followed by the container ID:
podman stop <CONTAINER_ID>
To remove a stopped container, use the podman rm command followed by the container ID:
podman rm <CONTAINER_ID>
You have now installed Podman and learned some basic commands to manage containers and pods. For more information on Podman, including advanced usage and configuration options, please refer to the official documentation on https://podman.io/docs/.
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