podman-machine-os(1)

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version 6.1.4 · 4 versions

6.1.4 · arch rolling, centos-stream 10, nixpkgs unstable (latest)
4.9.3 · ubuntu noble
5.8.9 · alpine 3.24, centos-stream 9, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, opensuse-leap 16.0, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking
5.4.2 · debian trixie, ubuntu questing

, in arch rolling, centos-stream 10, nixpkgs unstable

💅 podman-machine-os(1) 💅

okay bestie, this is the podman-machine-os(1) page from the General Commands Manual — no cap, it's your little guide to the OS side of a Podman virtual machine 🖥️✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

podman-machine-os — Manage a Podman virtual machine's OS 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

podman machine os subcommand

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so podman machine os is literally a set of subcommands that manage a Podman virtual machine's operating system. that's the whole vibe 💅

🎀 SUBCOMMANDS 🎀

two little subcommands, both iconic:

apply — man page: podman-machine-os-apply(1). What it does: Apply an OCI image to a Podman Machine's OS 🖼️
upgrade — man page: podman-machine-os-upgrade(1). What it does: Upgrade a Podman Machine's OS ⬆️

💖 SEE ALSO 💖

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

February 2023, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩ 🎀

that's the whole podman-machine-os(1) page, bestie — straight from the General Commands Manual, with the HISTORY date February 2023. bye bestie 🫶💖✨

📦 where this page comes from

arch rolling: podman 6.1.4-1 · Apache-2.0
centos-stream 10: podman 7:6.1.0-2.el10 · Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
nixpkgs unstable: podman 6.1.4
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