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If macOS simply had overlay mounts in a sandbox then it would unlock so much. Compared to Linux containers (docker, systemd, bubblewrap, even unshare) macOS is a joke.

You'll want to look into Homebrew (or Macports) for access to the larger world

They are discussing a Linux kernel feature. Docker/Podman on macOS launch a virtual machine to function.

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