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It is a GUI for working with podman, docker, and kubernetes. It is functionally similar to Docker Desktop, which is also just a GUI to work with containers. It

by least 3y ago

It is a GUI for working with podman, docker, and kubernetes. It is functionally similar to Docker Desktop, which is also just a GUI to work with containers. It is a tool for those that prefer working with containers with a GUI instead of the terminal.

jacurtis 3y ago
> It is a tool for those that prefer working with containers with a GUI instead of the terminal. Sort of. In the case of podman desktop, that is true because you can opt to just install the cli podman if you prefer. But in the world of Docker, they force end-users on Mac (and I think windows) to install docker through docker desktop even if you don't ever touch the GUI. I don't use the GUI ever, but can't find a way to install docker on Mac outside of the GUI. Maybe there's a way, but at least on Docker's website it seems to be the only way and at my company with ~100 devs no one else has figured it out either.
- bafe 3y ago
  On windows I just use WSL2 with docker installed through the Linux distribution (Ubuntu in my case). This way I get docker on my windows Laptop without the annoying docker desktop
  - GordonS 3y ago
    Did you follow a particular guide for how to do that? I remember trying a while back, when WSL2 was first released, and I couldn't get it to work; IIRC I couldn't get stuff running in Windows to communicate with stuff running in containers in WSL2, and also vice-versa.
    - maple3142 3y ago
      On WSL2, you just install Docker the same way as you would do on Linux. `sudo apt install docker.io` (from Debian/Ubuntu repo) or `curl https://get.docker.com https://get.docker.com | sh` (from Docker Inc). If you are using different WSL distribution, the standard way to install docker should work just fine. (e.g. `sudo pacman -S docker` works as expected on ArchWSL)
      - bafe 3y ago
        I agree. I do remember that in earlier versions WSL2 this approach didn't work, but currently it's the same as installing docker on a regular Linux distribution
      - GordonS 3y ago
        Nice! Are there any limitations to be aware of?
  - gdubya 3y ago
    I wanted to build a Windows container image but I really did not want to install Docker Desktop. After some digging around I found my way to the Docker server / client binaries for Windows page that allowed me to do this: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/binaries/#install-server-and-client-binaries-on-windows https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/binaries/#install-ser...
    - bafe 3y ago
      Thanks, that's good to keep in mind if I ever need to run docker engine on windows!
- Timon3 3y ago
  I think you can use docker-machine for this purpose: https://datamachines.com/blog/how-to-install-a-docker-machine-on-a-macos https://datamachines.com/blog/how-to-install-a-docker-machin...
- e12e 3y ago
  > But in the world of Docker, they force end-users on Mac (and I think windows) to install docker through docker desktop even if you don't ever touch the GUI. They try. But between homebrew and Colima you can get away with cli tools.

by least 3y ago

jacurtis 3y ago

> It is a tool for those that prefer working with containers with a GUI instead of the terminal. Sort of. In the case of podman desktop, that is true because you can opt to just install the cli podman if you prefer. But in the world of Docker, they force end-users on Mac (and I think windows) to install docker through docker desktop even if you don't ever touch the GUI. I don't use the GUI ever, but can't find a way to install docker on Mac outside of the GUI. Maybe there's a way, but at least on Docker's website it seems to be the only way and at my company with ~100 devs no one else has figured it out either.

bafe 3y ago
On windows I just use WSL2 with docker installed through the Linux distribution (Ubuntu in my case). This way I get docker on my windows Laptop without the annoying docker desktop
- GordonS 3y ago
  Did you follow a particular guide for how to do that? I remember trying a while back, when WSL2 was first released, and I couldn't get it to work; IIRC I couldn't get stuff running in Windows to communicate with stuff running in containers in WSL2, and also vice-versa.
  - maple3142 3y ago
    On WSL2, you just install Docker the same way as you would do on Linux. `sudo apt install docker.io` (from Debian/Ubuntu repo) or `curl https://get.docker.com https://get.docker.com | sh` (from Docker Inc). If you are using different WSL distribution, the standard way to install docker should work just fine. (e.g. `sudo pacman -S docker` works as expected on ArchWSL)
    - bafe 3y ago
      I agree. I do remember that in earlier versions WSL2 this approach didn't work, but currently it's the same as installing docker on a regular Linux distribution
    - GordonS 3y ago
      Nice! Are there any limitations to be aware of?
- gdubya 3y ago
  I wanted to build a Windows container image but I really did not want to install Docker Desktop. After some digging around I found my way to the Docker server / client binaries for Windows page that allowed me to do this: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/binaries/#install-server-and-client-binaries-on-windows https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/binaries/#install-ser...
  - bafe 3y ago
    Thanks, that's good to keep in mind if I ever need to run docker engine on windows!
Timon3 3y ago
I think you can use docker-machine for this purpose: https://datamachines.com/blog/how-to-install-a-docker-machine-on-a-macos https://datamachines.com/blog/how-to-install-a-docker-machin...
e12e 3y ago
> But in the world of Docker, they force end-users on Mac (and I think windows) to install docker through docker desktop even if you don't ever touch the GUI. They try. But between homebrew and Colima you can get away with cli tools.