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Oracle Linux Cookbook

You're reading from   Oracle Linux Cookbook Embrace Oracle Linux and master Linux Server Management

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803249285
Length 548 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Erik Benner Erik Benner
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Erik B. Thomsen Erik B. Thomsen
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Oracle Linux 8 – Get It? Got It? Good! 2. Chapter 2: Installing with and without Automation Magic FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Exploring the Various Boot Options and Kernels in Oracle Linux 4. Chapter 4: Creating and Managing Single-Instance Filesystems 5. Chapter 5: Software Management with DNF 6. Chapter 6: Eliminating All the SPOFs! An Exercise in Redundancy 7. Chapter 7: Oracle Linux 8 – Patching Doesn’t Have to Mean Rebooting 8. Chapter 8: DevOps Automation Tools – Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and More 9. Chapter 9: Keeping the Data Safe – Securing a System 10. Chapter 10: Revisiting Modules and AppStreams 11. Chapter 11: Lions, Tigers, and Containers – Oh My! Podman and Friends 12. Chapter 12: Navigating Ansible Waters 13. Chapter 13: Let’s All Go to the Cloud 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Buildah and Skopeo – Podman’s friends with benefits

The title of this chapter mentions Podman and Friends. Well, up until this point, you have probably noticed we didn’t talk much about Podman’s friends. Podman brings along a couple of companions to facilitate all your container management needs. These buddies of Podman are otherwise known as Buildah and Skopeo.

Where Podman is primarily focused on running containers, Buildah focuses on building them, and Skopeo focuses on handling images and transferring them to/from remote container registries.

Getting ready

We will require the following:

  • Oracle Linux
  • Podman
  • Buildah
  • Skopeo

How to do it…

In this recipe, we’ll explore the basic usage of Buildah and Skopeo to reveal how these two friends of Podman can enhance your experience and workflow when dealing with containers.

Building container images with Buildah

While Podman can be used for basic container...

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