Podman Desktop celebrates 3M downloads

(podman-desktop.io)

53 points | by twelvenmonkeys 4 hours ago

3 comments

  • osigurdson 1 hour ago
    I'm glad they have podman desktop. Personally though, once I realized that I can use the command line version without it (unlike docker in my experience) I uninstalled it as I don't really need the UI / KIND, etc. For me the command line is fine and having something where I don't have to first shell into wsl is great (it just runs it itself behind the scenes). Of course, Linux is generally better for development imo but this is a nice compromise on Windows.
  • htrp 1 hour ago
    I've seen podman advertised as a dropin docker replacement. how valid is that assertion?
    • GauntletWizard 3 minutes ago
      [delayed]
    • jamesboehmer 1 hour ago
      I wasted my time trying podman and switched to colima. It's the only usable free alternative that's a true drop-in replacement for docker.
  • ashirviskas 2 hours ago
    Why podman and not Docker?
    • paulryanrogers 2 hours ago
      It's free? Can run rootless?
    • jrks11o 2 hours ago
      docker desktop licensing changes in 2021
    • seemaze 1 hour ago
      It supports Kubernetes *.yaml manifests?
    • 2OEH8eoCRo0 1 hour ago
      Docker took too long to support cgroups v2