Chapter 1. Install on a RHEL machine


Install Red Hat build of Podman Desktop on a RHEL 10 machine using the subscription-manager package to enable the extensions repository and the dnf package installer.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Open a terminal, and enable the RHEL extensions repository:

    $ sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-10-for-arch=$(uname -m)-extensions-rpms
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  2. Enter your password when prompted.
  3. Install Red Hat build of Podman Desktop:

    $ sudo dnf install rh-podman-desktop
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  4. Enter y to confirm the installed size.
  5. Enter y to import the GPG key and complete the installation.

Verification

  1. Enter Red Hat build of Podman Desktop in the search box at the top of your home screen, and click the application to open it.
  2. Follow the prompts to complete a quick onboarding process with the application.

    Note

    Podman is included with a RHEL subscription, and the application automatically detects and runs it.

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