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Dev Containers does not work with podman
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Description
- VSCode Version: 1.98.2
- Local OS Version: Fedora Silverblue 41
- Remote OS Version: toolbx fedora 41
- Remote Extension/Connection Type: Dev Containers
- Logs: No logs
Steps to Reproduce:
- Install VSCode latest version from flathub.org
- Install Dev Containers Extension
- Change de default parameters for docker: dev.containers.dockerSocketPath and dev.containers.dockerPath to /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock and podman respectively (as described here https://code.visualstudio.com/remote/advancedcontainers/docker-options)
- Try to create a new container or attach to a running container and get the error :
Docker version 17.12.0 or later required.
Command not found: 'podman'. Check the license for details.
The same occurs if I put the complete path of podman like /usr/bin/podman. In Terminal podman works fine.
The expected result was the extension use podman.
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