7.12 Podman Containers
Linux containers provide a way to run multiple instances of an operating system on a single computer, all sharing the kernel of the host system, providing a lightweight and highly efficient alternative to virtualization. Podman is one of a set of tools provided with Fedora 31 to create and manage Linux containers and the Podman Containers Cockpit screen provides a user friendly environment in which to download and create container images.
Figure 7-10
The Podman extension is not installed by default but can be added via the Cockpit Applications screen or by running the following command:
# dnf install cockpit-podman
Linux containers are covered later in the book starting with “An Introduction to Linux Containers”.