install podman

[dtenenba]

Not sure if this is an easybuild thing - it may be better to install via apt-get - but at any rate, it would be great to have podman installed.

It's basically Docker without the need for root, and unlike singularity it's pretty much a drop in replacement for Docker.

See Dirk's rationale for why we should use it (in addition to Singularity).
https://github.com/dirkpetersen/hpc-containers

Here is the web site:
https://podman.io/getting-started/installation

[dtenenba]

It seems like this is tricky to install from source but is easy to install via apt-get according to these instructions (I tested them on an EC2 instance):

https://help.clouding.io/hc/en-us/articles/360011382320-How-to-Install-and-Use-Podman-on-Ubuntu-18-04

[fizwit]

podman is not in the EasyBuild repo. System software is best done with apt-get.