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 ** Podman version 4 supports Apptainer .SIF files.
 * [https://www.docker.com/ Docker]
-** While Docker is well-known and is widely used, HPC clusters typically do not have it installed for various reasons including its installation would create security risks on multi-user systems.
+** Using Docker on an multi-user HPC system creates security risks.
-** One can install and use Docker on his/her own system(s) and create Apptainer images which can then be uploaded to HPC clusters, e.g., as outlined in '''[[#Creating_an_Apptainer_Container_From_a_Dockerfile|this section]]''' later on this page.
+** You can install and use Docker on your own computer and use it to create an Apptainer image, which can then be uploaded to an HPC cluster as outlined in '''[[#Creating_an_Apptainer_Container_From_a_Dockerfile|this section]]''' later on this page.
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