From 82539ca860caf3e77321991a51c26709bec97f06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charlie Drage Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:21:00 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add more details regarding Linux podman machine ### What does this PR do? Adds some more details regarding rootful mode on Linux with podman machine. Since you cannot create the machine through the podman desktop GUI, you must create it via the command line. ### Screenshot / video of UI N/A ### What issues does this PR fix or reference? References #93 ### How to test this PR? N/A Signed-off-by: Charlie Drage --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0353c3c8..59dd6715 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ Or set when initially creating a Podman Machine via Podman Desktop: ![rootful setup](/docs/img/rootful_setup.png) +**Linux users:** + +On Linux, you are unable to create a Podman Machine through the GUI of Podman Desktop, to create a rootful Podman Machine you can run the following commands: + +```sh +podman machine init --rootful-true +podman machine start +``` + ## Installation This extension can be installed through the **Extensions** page of Podman Desktop.