Is there any way to install latest version of podman on Debian/Ubuntu/RaspberryPi ?

[gitsang]

I have tried almost all possible online tutorials, but I still can't install the latest podman on my Raspberry Pi 4B. I can only install up to version 4.3.1. I'm wondering if there is really a way to install >v4.7.0 or even v5.3.0?

[afbjorklund]

You can run it in a virtual machine (like on macOS or Windows), or you can build it from source (although instructions are outdated).

• Using Podman Desktop on Linux with newer version in Podman Machine podman-desktop/podman-desktop#5762

[MushiTheMoshi]

how to install it natively in debian:bookworm/ubuntu? I don't want to use a virtual machine, just want to install latest version...

[sbrivio-rh]

If you are using Debian sid

or Debian testing

[...]

[MushiTheMoshi]

I am using debian 12/11, which is LTS... in which latest version of podman is not present...

[sbrivio-rh]

I am using debian 12/11, which is LTS... in which latest version of podman is not present...

This is what I don't understand. You're using a distribution branch that by design has packages frozen for six months or longer (minus some security fixes). Installing the latest version of Podman on it completely defies the purpose of using Debian stable.

I mean, of course, you're free to do that even if I don't understand why anybody would do that, but I'd argue that it doesn't fit with the title of this discussion.

"Install latest version of Podman on Debian" implies you're using at least Debian testing, in my eyes.

[MushiTheMoshi]

I get your point, certainly in terms of stability this make a lot of sense. In this case, the requirement is about to install latest version in the server for whatever reason (which escape to my knowledge, maybe to take advantage of a new feature). In any case Podman documentation might pinpoint to a compatibility matrix like any other product where it is specified supported version in X distributions, which is either absent or somewhere in the documentation that I could not found or pay attention to.

[afbjorklund]

"Install latest version of Podman on Debian" implies you're using at least Debian testing, in my eyes.

My interpretation of the question was that it was about Debian stable/Ubuntu LTS/Raspberry Pi OS...

[sbrivio-rh]

apt-get install podman

[sbrivio-rh]

Well, what can I say?

# apt-get install podman
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgpgme-dev libgpgme11t64 python3-gpg
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgpgme-dev libgpgme11t64 podman python3-gpg
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 934 not upgraded.
Need to get 25.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 38.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Get:1 file:/etc/apt/mirrors/debian.list Mirrorlist [30 B]
Get:2 https://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libgpgme-dev amd64 1.24.0-2 [524 kB]
Get:3 https://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 libgpgme11t64 amd64 1.24.0-2 [344 kB]
Get:4 https://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 podman amd64 5.3.1+ds1-7 [24.1 MB]
Get:5 https://deb.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 python3-gpg amd64 1.24.0-2 [412 kB]
Fetched 25.4 MB in 0s (62.8 MB/s)
Reading changelogs... Done
(Reading database ... 127395 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgpgme-dev_1.24.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgpgme-dev (1.24.0-2) over (1.18.0-6+b1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libgpgme11t64_1.24.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgpgme11t64:amd64 (1.24.0-2) over (1.18.0-6+b1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../podman_5.3.1+ds1-7_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking podman (5.3.1+ds1-7) over (5.2.1+ds1-2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../python3-gpg_1.24.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python3-gpg (1.24.0-2) over (1.18.0-6+b1) ...
Setting up libgpgme11t64:amd64 (1.24.0-2) ...
Setting up podman (5.3.1+ds1-7) ...
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/profile.d/podman-docker.csh ...
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/profile.d/podman-docker.sh ...
Setting up python3-gpg (1.24.0-2) ...
Setting up libgpgme-dev (1.24.0-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.40-3) ...
Scanning processes...                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Scanning linux images...                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Running kernel seems to be up-to-date.

No services need to be restarted.

No containers need to be restarted.

No user sessions are running outdated binaries.

No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host.
# podman --version
podman version 5.3.1

I think Debian maintainers are doing an amazing job with this.

[afbjorklund]

I think Debian maintainers are doing an amazing job with this.

No argument there, especially considering it is only one person.

[gitsang]

Can you provide more specific information? For example, the repository used, OS version, etc.?

I have try in my raspberry pi 4B（"Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"），it still v4.3.1。

[sbrivio-rh]

Can you provide more specific information? For example, the repository used, OS version, etc.?

I have both Debian testing ("trixie") and Debian unstable ("sid") running, with default repositories for those versions.

I have try in my raspberry pi 4B（"Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"），it still v4.3.1。

I don't think it makes much sense to run Debian stable on a Raspberry Pi and then try to install the latest version of something, especially Podman. You install Debian stable if you want a extremely low, system-wide risk of regressions.

This conflicts with the fact that you're then trying to install the latest version of Podman. I would suggest that you switch to Debian testing (or unstable), which are actually quite stable. See also https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/choosing.en.html#s3.1.3 / https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/choosing.zh-cn.html#s3.1.3.