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Podman

Podman is a container management tool that is compatible with Docker. Its commands can be used interchangeably with Docker’s, making it easy to switch between the two.

For a graphical interface, you can install Podman Desktop. For a command line only experience, just install Podman on its own.

After installation, Podman should be available from the command line with podman.

Podman requires a virtualisation system to be enabled on your machine to run. This usually means enabling virtualization in your motherboard’s UEFI/BIOS settings. Depending on your CPU, this may be called VT-x (Intel) or SVM (AMD), or something else, sometimes found under advanced CPU or security settings.