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Podman Desktop BootC extension 1.6 Release

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Charlie Drage
Charlie Drage
Software Engineer

BootC extension 1.6 Release! 🎉

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BootC (Bootable Container) is an extension for Podman Desktop that builds bootable container disk images. Go from a standard container image to a full bootable-on-a-usb-stick OS!

You can update or install the extension via the Podman Desktop extension catalog.

This release introduces exciting new features and improvements:

  • Detailed example pages: Each example now has a dedicated page with detailed instructions on how to use it.
  • Interactive build configuration creator: Easily create your build configuration through a fillable form directly in the GUI.
  • Experimental Linux VM support: Added support for running Linux VMs on generated images.

Release Details​

Examples now have detail pages​

Each example now includes a dedicated detail page! Click on More Details in the Examples section to view step-by-step instructions for each example.

example details

Interactive build config creator​

No need to manually create a custom build config. Use our interactive build configuration creator to easily generate your own build config through a user-friendly form.

build config interactive

Experimental Linux VM support​

Linux support is now available for running virtual machines on generated images! Look for the new Virtual Machine (Experimental) tab or the dedicated VM launch button on the Disk Images page.

linux support

Detailed release changelog​

Features 💡​

  • feat: add example details page by @cdrage in #1017
  • feat: add build config configurator by @cdrage in #1026
  • feat: add Linux VM experimental support by @cdrage in #1102

Chores 🛠️​

  • chore: remove yarn references by @deboer-tim in #969
  • chore: update to latest UI library by @deboer-tim in #971
  • chore: add release process by @deboer-tim in #970
  • chore: delete packages/backend/yarn.lock by @benoitf in #1001
  • chore: rename team in CODEOWNERS by @benoitf in #999
  • chore: refresh dependencies to update to latest versions by @benoitf in #1003
  • chore: add telemetry for examples by @cdrage in #1098
  • chore: update bootc-image-builder image by @cdrage in #1078
  • chore: remove HVF acceleration from AMD64 VM command by @cdrage in #1089
  • chore: add READMEs to each example by @cdrage in #1014
  • chore: rename section by @cdrage in #1015
  • chore: revert back to Vite 5 and update Vitest by @cdrage in #1116

Fixes 🔨​

  • fix: E2E tests workflow failure to install PNPM by @dgolovin in #1085
  • fix: E2E main workflow node setup step by @dgolovin in #1103
  • fix: navigation to webview by @cbr7 in #1052
  • fix: bootc E2E tests by @cbr7 in #998

Documentation 📚​

  • docs: update release doc by @cdrage in #1115