Podman v6.1.0 Released
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Hi all,
Podman v6.1.0 is now available. You may view the full details at
https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v6.1.0
Release Notes:
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### Features
- A new command has been added, `podman volume rename`, to allow renaming volumes. Volumes created using volume drivers and volumes that are currently used by a container cannot be renamed ([#28189](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/28189)).
- A new command has been added, `podman machine restart`, to allow easy restart of VMs managed by `podman machine` ([#28366](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/28366)).
- The `podman network rm` command now includes a new option, `--ignore`, which suppresses errors when attempting to remove networks that do not exist ([#28363](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/28363)).
- The `podman manifest push` command now includes two new options, `--retry` and `--retry-delay`, which allow pushes to be automatically retried on failure ([#28590](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/28590)).
- Quadlet `.container` units now support a new key, `ImageVolume=`, to configure how volumes from images are handled ([#28875](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/28875)).
- The `podman generate kube` command now includes support for generating container healthchecks as a `livenessProbe` ([#22095](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/22095)).
- A new option, `force_port_listen`, has been added to `containers.conf`. This is required to be set when running Podman on WSL to support port forwarding from the Windows host. It is automatically set on newly-created `podman machine` VMs on Windows using the WSL provider.
### Changes
- The `podman info` command now includes free memory available on the host (in addition to used memory and total memory) ([#29116](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/29116)).
- The Pesto rootless port forwarding tool now supports IPv6 port forwarding with source IP preservation.
### Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug where the remote Podman client could hang on some operations when connecting to a remote Podman service over SSH ([#28453](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/28453)).
- Fixed a bug where the `podman image scp` command could not be used with usernames containing an `@` character ([#27655](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/27655)).
- Fixed a bug where the `podman kube play` command did not properly validate requested `hostPort` bindings, allowing the creation of containers with duplicated host ports which would never be able to start at the same time ([#26622](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/26622)).
- Fixed a bug where `podman machine` VMs on Windows created using the `hyperv` provider would sometimes not properly start due to a race conditioning setting up volume mounts.
- Fixed a bug where `podman machine` VMs on Mac where machines could be left in an inconsistent state if the `podman machine start` command was interrupted by a signal.
- Fixed a bug where creating a container on a `podman machine` VM on Mac that attempted to bind to a port number number 1024 would return a nonsensical error message; a clear error explaining that privileged ports cannot be bound is now returned.
- Fixed a bug where the `podman quadlet list` and `podman quadlet rm` commands did not function properly with uninstantiated template Quadlets.
- Fixed a bug where the `podman quadlet install` command would occasionally fail to install a Quadlet if non-quadlet files were specified.
- Fixed a bug where the `podman quadlet install` command would not refuse to install Quadlets including non-quadlet files if the `--application` option was not specified.
- Fixed a bug where healthcheck logs could be corrupted, preventing proper healthcheck operation, if a healthcheck was killed midway through writing the file.
- Fixed a bug where the `podman volume prune --all` command incorrectly discarded label filters, causing `podman volume prune --all --filter label=foo` to prune all volumes, not just those with the `foo` label.
- Fixed a bug where the `podman events --format=json` command would print `null` instead of an error when the server sent an event that could not be decoded.
- Fixed a bug where a race condition could cause Quadlet to generate corrupt systemd units ([#29004](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/29004)).
- Fixed a bug where the `podman inspect` command on a container with a single-element command (e.g. `podman run fedora bash`) would include the command in both `Path` and `Args`, when it should only have been included in `Path` ([#29155](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/29155)).
- Fixed a bug where the `--format` option to `podman inspect` on containers did not properly support some format specifiers supported by Docker (e.g. `{{.HostIp}}` did not work, but `{{.HostIP}}` did) ([#29164](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/29164)).
- Fixed a bug where the Quadlet generator would not write error messages to `STDERR` but only to `/dev/kmsg`, meaning that errors were not visible from `systemd-analyze --generators verify` and other tooling invoking the systemd generator directly.
- Fixed a bug where containers which failed to start would, in some circumstances, not properly clean up, resulting in improper behavior ([#26143](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/26143)).
- Fixed a bug where the `podman kube generate` command would improperly generate warning messages only applicable when running as a rootless user on an SELinux enabled system when not running in that configuration ([#17743](https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/issues/17743)).
### API
- Fixed a bug where the Compat and Libpod Create endpoint for Exec Sessions (`/containers/$CID/exec`) did not honor the `ConsoleSize` parameter in the exec config.
- The Compat API has seen further changes to improve support for the Docker v1.44 API, including the deprecation of several fields removed in that release.
- Preparations have begun to implement support for the v1.45 API.
### Misc
- Updated Buildah to v1.45.0
- Updated the image library to v5.41.1
- Updated the storage library to v1.64.0
- Updated the common library to v0.69.1
