#979702 RFP: cri-o -- Lightweight container runtime for Kubernetes

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Emmanuel Kasper
Date:
2025-11-29 16:48:05 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#979702#5
Date:
2021-01-10 11:20:21 UTC
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* Package name    : cri-o
  Version         : 1.20
  Upstream Author : Multiple Authors
* URL             : https://cri-o.io/
* License         : Apache 2.0
  Programming Lang: Golang
  Description     : Lightweight container runtime for Kubernetes

cri-o provides an alternate runtime to containerd to run pods and containers in Kubernetes.
cri-o provides the following avantages:
- lightweight, specifically target to kubernetes, so it has a clear compatibility matrix with k8s
- uses systemd by default as cgroup driver instead of cgroupfs, which is a better choice than
cgroupfs when the init system is systemd (see https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/production-environment/container-runtimes/#cgroup-drivers)

FWIW cri-o is used as container runtime in the Suse and Red Hat Kubernetes offerings.

Upstream expressed interessed to have cri-o package in Debian, but in the end provided its own package
on the OpenSuse Build Service (having to unvendor the dependencies being the challenge)