Linux

Check out the Downloads section of this website to download either the .flatpak file or the zip file depending on your preference.

In order to use Podman Desktop, the latest version of Podman is required. Podman is a rootless, daemonless container engine. Read more about it here.

Installing Podman Desktop

With FlatHub, you can install Podman Desktop with just a single command.

Follow the setup guide before installing Podman Desktop

flatpak install --user flathub io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

After installation, to open Podman Desktop, use the following command:

flatpak run io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

Prerequisite

Make sure Flatpak is set up in your distribution. Click here to learn more about setting up Flatpak.

Open the Terminal and go to Downloads directory.

cd Downloads

The Flatpak identifier for the application is io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop. This is required to install & start the application using Flatpak.

Run the following command to install the Flatpak application,

flatpak install io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

Run the following command to start the application,

flatpak run io.podman_desktop.PodmanDesktop

You can read more about running Flatpak applications here.

Download the zip file and extract the folder.

Navigate within the folder and double-click on the podman-desktop executable file. This should start the application for you.

Learn more on how to get started with Podman Desktop by clicking here.