Shrink images & debug your Docker & Kubernetes with MinToolkit (aka DockerSlim)

DockerSlim founder Kyle Quest joins me to show off how to slim down your existing images with various options (including distroless images like Chainguard Images and Nix), and use the new "mint debug" feature to exec into existing images and containers on Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, and containerd.

Originally from live stream 268 - https://youtube.com/live/osIvjM34Pic
Audio Podcast version - https://podcast.bretfisher.com/episod...

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Chapters
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00:00 Introduction
01:30 The Evolution of Docker Slim
03:38 Docker Slim's First Feature
08:59 Forcing Change is Not Always Possible
12:25 Docker Slim Name Change to Mintoolkit
14:09 Dive vs Mint
17:43 Mint and the Problem with Container Debugging
27:45 AI-Assisted Debugging
34:44 Demo: Hands-On Debugging Examples
41:48 Debugging a Podman Image
50:06 Kubernetes Debugging Example
01:01:41 What is KoolKits?
01:08:50 Future Plans for Mintoolkit
01:09:46 cdebug: Dedicated Debugging Tool for Containers