Should I learn Docker or Podman?

Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 60 points – 3 months ago

Hi, I've been thinking for a few days whether I should learn Docker or Podman. I know that Podman is more FOSS and I like it more in theory, but maybe it's better to start with docker, for which there is a lot more tutorials. On the other hand, maybe it's better to straight up learn podman when I don't know any of the two and not having to change habits later. What do you think? For context, I know how containers works in theory, I know some linux I think well, but I never actually used docker nor podman. In another words: If I want to eventually end up with Podman, is it easier to start with docker and then learn Podman, or start with Podman right away? Thanks in advance

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It’s definitely much easier to do that on docker than with apt packages,

What a joke.

Most people will use whatever docker compose file a project shows as default, if the project hosts the images on dockerhub that’s their choice

Yes and they point the market in a direction that affects everyone.

GitHub is also proprietary and no one cares that a project is hosted there.

People care and that's why there are public alternatives such as Codeberg and the base project Gitea.

Got it, no one should use software hosted on GitHub, you're either a teenager who just discovered Linux a couple of years ago or a FOSS fundamentalist, in any case I've had the personal policy of not to waste time with either for over 20 years.

I never said people shouldn’t use those platforms. What I said countless times is that while they make the life of newcomers easier they pose risks and the current state of things / general direction don’t seem very good.