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Installing Podman Desktop on Linux

You can install Podman Desktop from:

Installing Podman Desktop from Flathub​

Consider installing the Podman Desktop from Flathub to have:

  • One command installation
  • Package updates

Prerequisites​

Procedure​

  1. Verify the Flathub repository is enabled, and add it if required:

    $ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists --user flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

  2. Install Podman Desktop from Flathub:

    $ flatpak install --user flathub io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

Verification​

  • Open Podman Desktop from a terminal:

    $ flatpak run io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

Update​

  • Update Podman Desktop from Flathub:

    $ flatpak update --user io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

Additional resources​

Next steps​

Installing Podman Desktop from a Flatpak bundle​

Consider installing a Flatpak bundle rather than Flathub when:

  • You cannot use Flathub.
  • You want to install an unreleased version.

Prerequisites​

Procedure​

  1. Download the Flatpak bundle to a $HOME/Downloads/podman-desktop-<version>.flatpak file from:

  2. Install Podman Desktop from the downloaded Flatpak bundle:

    $ flatpak install --user $HOME/Downloads/podman-desktop-<version>.flatpak

Verification​

  • Open Podman Desktop from a terminal:

    $ flatpak run io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

Additional resources​

Next steps​

Installing Podman Desktop from a compressed tar file​

Consider installing from an archive rather than from Flathub, or a Flatpak bundle when:

  • You cannot use Flatpak.
  • You install in a restricted environment.

Prerequisites​

Procedure​

  1. Download the podman-desktop-<version>.tar.gz archive from the Git repository release assets.
  2. Extract the content.
  3. Go to the extracted directory.
  4. Double-click on the podman-desktop executable file.

Next steps​