How To Install podman-compose on Debian 12

Learn how to install podman-compose on Debian 12 with this tutorial. podman-compose is Run docker-compose.yml using podman

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install podman-compose on Debian 12.

What is podman-compose

podman-compose is:

An implementation of docker-compose with podman backend. The main objective of this project is to be able to run docker-compose.yml unmodified and rootless.

There are three methods to install podman-compose on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install podman-compose Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install podman-compose using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install podman-compose

Install podman-compose Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install podman-compose using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install podman-compose

Install podman-compose Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install podman-compose using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install podman-compose

How To Uninstall podman-compose on Debian 12

To uninstall only the podman-compose package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove podman-compose

Uninstall podman-compose And Its Dependencies

To uninstall podman-compose and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove podman-compose

Remove podman-compose Configurations and Data

To remove podman-compose configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge podman-compose

Remove podman-compose configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove podman-compose configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge podman-compose

Dependencies

podman-compose have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install podman-compose package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.