If you try to install Podman on Ubuntu 20.04 with the default Ubuntu packages, the installation will fail with the following error: E: Unable to locate package podman. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to install Podman on Ubuntu 20.04.
Prerequisites
- Ubuntu 20.04
- sudo privileges
Install Podman on Ubuntu 20.04
Step 1. Update system packages.
sudo apt update
Step 2. Run the following command to source release version:
source /etc/os-release
Step 3. Execute the following commands to add the PPA repository as we mentioned previously:
echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/xUbuntu_${VERSION_ID}/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.list
curl -L "https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/xUbuntu_${VERSION_ID}/Release.key" | sudo apt-key add -
Step 4. Once the repo is added update the packages.
sudo apt update
Step 5. Install Podman.
sudo apt -y install podman
Step 6. Verify installation.
podman info
Conclusion
This tutorial will guide you on how to install Podman on Ubuntu 20.04. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.