Preface

On Windows, Red Hat build of Podman Desktop requires a lightweight Linux virtual machine known as the Podman machine. Key installation aspects include:

Installation methods: Install Red Hat build of Podman Desktop using the Windows installer.
Container engine provider: Select between Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL 2), which is the recommended default for ease of use and performance, or Hyper-V to provision the Podman machine.
Requirements: Administrator privileges are required during installation to enable the WSL feature and set up the Podman machine. The environment requires a 64-bit Windows 11 OS and a minimum of 6 GB RAM for the Podman virtual machine.
Setup: After installing the application, the onboarding workflow guides you through installing the Podman engine, creating the default Podman machine, and optionally installing necessary CLIs like kubectl and compose.

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