diff --git a/mk/ci.mk b/mk/ci.mk
index 16270a6e7..a8ae10f82 100644
--- a/mk/ci.mk
+++ b/mk/ci.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ minimal minimal-net server desktop demo: FORCE
 # CI packaging target
 ci-pkg: prefix $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path cookbook/Cargo.toml --release
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path cookbook/pkgar/Cargo.toml --release
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ endif
 # CI toolchain
 ci-toolchain: $(CONTAINER_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	$(MAKE) PREFIX_BINARY=0 \
 		"prefix/$(TARGET)/gcc-install.tar.gz" \
diff --git a/mk/fstools.mk b/mk/fstools.mk
index 61a850664..7623c53a9 100644
--- a/mk/fstools.mk
+++ b/mk/fstools.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ fstools: $(FSTOOLS_TAG)
 $(FSTOOLS_TAG): cookbook installer $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path cookbook/Cargo.toml --release
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path cookbook/pkgar/Cargo.toml --release
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ $(HOST_FSTOOLS): installer redoxfs
 fstools_clean: FORCE $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	$(HOST_CARGO) clean --manifest-path cookbook/Cargo.toml
 	$(HOST_CARGO) clean --manifest-path cookbook/pkgar/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/mk/podman.mk b/mk/podman.mk
index abd2b1e12..47313ae7c 100644
--- a/mk/podman.mk
+++ b/mk/podman.mk
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ endif
 ## Podman Home Directory
 PODMAN_HOME?=$(ROOT)/build/podman
 ## Podman command with its many arguments
-PODMAN_VOLUMES?=--volume $(ROOT):$(CONTAINER_WORKDIR)$(PODMAN_VOLUME_FLAG) --volume $(PODMAN_HOME):/home$(PODMAN_VOLUME_FLAG)
-PODMAN_ENV?=--env PATH=/home/poduser/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin --env PODMAN_BUILD=0
+PODMAN_VOLUMES?=--volume $(ROOT):$(CONTAINER_WORKDIR)$(PODMAN_VOLUME_FLAG) --volume $(PODMAN_HOME):/root$(PODMAN_VOLUME_FLAG)
+PODMAN_ENV?=--env PATH=/root/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin --env PODMAN_BUILD=0
 PODMAN_CONFIG?=--env ARCH=$(ARCH) --env BOARD=$(BOARD) --env CONFIG_NAME=$(CONFIG_NAME) --env FILESYSTEM_CONFIG=$(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG)
-PODMAN_OPTIONS?=--rm --workdir $(CONTAINER_WORKDIR) --userns keep-id --user `id -u` --interactive --tty --env TERM=$(TERM)
+PODMAN_OPTIONS?=--rm --workdir $(CONTAINER_WORKDIR) --interactive --tty --env TERM=$(TERM)
 PODMAN_RUN?=podman run $(PODMAN_OPTIONS) $(PODMAN_VOLUMES) $(PODMAN_ENV) $(PODMAN_CONFIG) $(IMAGE_TAG)
 
 container_shell: build/container.tag
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 container_su: FORCE
-	podman exec --user=0 --latest --interactive --tty bash
+	podman run $(PODMAN_VOLUMES) --interactive --tty $(IMAGE_TAG) bash
 
 container_clean: FORCE
 	rm -f build/container.tag
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ container_kill: FORCE
 build/container.tag: $(CONTAINERFILE)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	rm -f build/container.tag
-	@echo "If podman_home dir cannot be removed, remove with \"sudo rm\"."
+	-chmod -R 0700 $(PODMAN_HOME) || true
 	-rm -rf $(PODMAN_HOME) || true
 	-podman image rm --force $(IMAGE_TAG) || true
 	mkdir -p $(PODMAN_HOME)
 	@echo "Building Podman image. This may take some time."
-	sed s/_UID_/`id -u`/ $(CONTAINERFILE) | podman build --file - $(PODMAN_VOLUMES) --tag $(IMAGE_TAG)
+	cat $(CONTAINERFILE) | podman build --file - $(PODMAN_VOLUMES) --tag $(IMAGE_TAG)
 	@echo "Mapping Podman user space. Please wait."
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) bash -e podman/rustinstall.sh
 	mkdir -p build
diff --git a/mk/prefix.mk b/mk/prefix.mk
index 09692c736..c737b70d8 100644
--- a/mk/prefix.mk
+++ b/mk/prefix.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/relibc: $(ROOT)/relibc
 $(PREFIX)/relibc-install: $(PREFIX)/relibc | $(PREFIX)/rust-install $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	cp -r "$(PREFIX)/rust-install" "$@.partial"
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/libtool:
 $(PREFIX)/libtool-build: $(PREFIX)/libtool $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
 	PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/rust-install/bin:$$PATH" && \
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ endif
 $(PREFIX)/sysroot: $(PREFIX)/relibc-install $(PREFIX)/libtool-build $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	cp -r "$(PREFIX)/relibc-install/" "$@"
 	PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/rust-install/bin:$$PATH" && \
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/binutils: $(PREFIX)/binutils-$(BINUTILS_BRANCH).tar.bz2
 $(PREFIX)/binutils-install: $(PREFIX)/binutils $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	rm -rf "$<-build" "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$<-build" "$@.partial"
@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/gcc: $(PREFIX)/gcc-$(GCC_BRANCH).tar.bz2
 $(PREFIX)/gcc-freestanding-install: $(PREFIX)/gcc | $(PREFIX)/binutils-install $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	rm -rf "$<-freestanding-build" "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$<-freestanding-build"
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/relibc-freestanding: $(ROOT)/relibc
 $(PREFIX)/relibc-freestanding-install: $(PREFIX)/relibc-freestanding | $(PREFIX_FREESTANDING_INSTALL) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
@@ -250,6 +256,7 @@ endif
 $(PREFIX)/gcc-install: $(PREFIX)/gcc | $(PREFIX)/relibc-freestanding-install $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	rm -rf "$<-build" "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$<-build"
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ $(PREFIX)/gcc-install.tar.gz: $(PREFIX)/gcc-install
 $(PREFIX)/rust-install: $(ROOT)/rust/configure | $(PREFIX)/gcc-install $(PREFIX)/relibc-freestanding-install $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	rm -rf "$(PREFIX)/rust-build" "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$(PREFIX)/rust-build"
diff --git a/mk/repo.mk b/mk/repo.mk
index 3f6ad7872..ff25563ee 100644
--- a/mk/repo.mk
+++ b/mk/repo.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $(BUILD)/fetch.tag: prefix $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	PACKAGES="$$($(LIST_PACKAGES) $(LIST_PACKAGES_OPTS) -c $(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG))" && \
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ endif
 
 $(REPO_TAG): $(BUILD)/fetch.tag $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endif
 # Find recipe
 find.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ endif
 # Invoke clean.sh for a single target
 c.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ endif
 # Invoke fetch.sh for a single target
 f.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ endif
 # Invoke repo.sh for a single target
 r.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ endif
 # Invoke unfetch.sh for a single target
 u.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-	$(PODMAN_RUN) $(MAKE) $@
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
diff --git a/podman/redox-base-containerfile b/podman/redox-base-containerfile
index 9eb123dd1..db09786f7 100644
--- a/podman/redox-base-containerfile
+++ b/podman/redox-base-containerfile
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ FROM debian:stable-backports
 # _UID_ must be replaced with the user's uid on host
 # podman root is mapped to your user id on host during build,
 # poduser is mapped to your user id during podman run
-RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --uid _UID_ poduser \
-    && chown -R root:root /home \
-    && apt-get update \
-    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -t stable-backports \
+RUN apt-get update
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -t stable-backports \
 		ant \
 		appstream \
 		appstream-compose \
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --uid _UID_ poduser \
 		gtk-doc-tools \
 		help2man \
 		intltool \
-		libc6-dev-i386 \
 		libexpat-dev \
 		libfontconfig1-dev \
 		libfuse3-dev \
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --uid _UID_ poduser \
 		ruby \
 		scons \
 		ssh \
-		syslinux-utils \
 		texinfo \
 		unifdef \
 		unzip \
@@ -85,3 +82,6 @@ RUN useradd --create-home --no-log-init --uid _UID_ poduser \
 		zip \
 		zlib1g-dev \
 		zstd
+
+RUN if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "amd64" ]; then \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libc6-dev-i386 syslinux-utils;
diff --git a/podman/rustinstall.sh b/podman/rustinstall.sh
index 2fce22bdb..49a26b4e8 100755
--- a/podman/rustinstall.sh
+++ b/podman/rustinstall.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # in Podman after the image has been built
 
 curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain stable
+echo "source $HOME/.cargo/env" >> $HOME/.bashrc
+source $HOME/.cargo/env
+
 cargo +stable install --force --version 0.1.1 cargo-config
 cargo +stable install --force --version 1.16.0 just
 cargo +stable install --force --version 0.27.0 cbindgen