podman is a tool for managing Pods, Containers, and Container Images
in multiple formats including Docker/OSI images. It exposes the same
command line interface as Docker, but runs containers unprivileged by
default.
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install podman
To install podman, simply use the following command: