Podman on Windows creates a WSL2 distribution (`podman-machine-default` or whatever name one had picked shows up in `wsl --list` right next to other "normal" GNU/Linux distros), it doesn't create any VMs in Hyper-V sense (that show up in Get-VM or HyperV GUI tools).
So, essentially, it's an automation that sets up stuff in WSL for you, plus creates some interoperability from the Windows side such as Docker API named pipe or podman CLI. Nothing you can't do yourself, if you want to do it yourself.
Plus it bundles with those extensions like pre-setup dev Kubernetes or whatever, if you care about those.
So, essentially, it's an automation that sets up stuff in WSL for you, plus creates some interoperability from the Windows side such as Docker API named pipe or podman CLI. Nothing you can't do yourself, if you want to do it yourself.
Plus it bundles with those extensions like pre-setup dev Kubernetes or whatever, if you care about those.