diff --git a/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-containerd.inc b/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-containerd.inc
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+include meta-virt-container.inc
+
+## CNCF "components"
+
+# engines: docker/docker-moby, virtual-containerd, cri-o, podman, lxc
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_engine ??= "containerd"
+# runtime: runc, crun, runv, runx
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime ??= "crun"
+# networking: cni, netavark
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_networking ??= ""
+# dns: cni, aardvark-dns
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_dns ??= ""
+# orchestration: k8s, k3s
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_orchestration ??= ""
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cri ??= "virtual-containerd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cni ??= "cni"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-default.inc b/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-default.inc
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+include meta-virt-container.inc
+
+## CNCF "components"
+
+# engines: docker/docker-moby, virtual-containerd, cri-o, podman, lxc
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_engine ??= "docker"
+# runtime: runc, crun, runv, runx
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime ??= "virtual-runc"
+# networking: cni, netavark
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_networking ??= "cni"
+# dns: cni, aardvark-dns
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_dns ??= "cni"
+# orchestration: k8s, k3s
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_orchestration ??= ""
+
+## Kubernetes terminology "components"
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cri ??= "virtual-containerd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cni ??= "cni"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-docker.inc b/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-docker.inc
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+include meta-virt-container.inc
+
+## CNCF "components"
+
+# engines: docker/docker-moby, virtual-containerd, cri-o, podman, lxc
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_engine ??= "docker-moby"
+# runtime: runc, crun, runv, runx
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime ??= "virtual-runc"
+# networking: cni, netavark
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_networking ??= ""
+# dns: cni, aardvark-dns
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_dns ??= ""
+# orchestration: k8s, k3s
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_orchestration ??= ""
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cri ??= "virtual-containerd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cni ??= "cni"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-k3s-host.inc b/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-k3s-host.inc
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+include meta-virt-container.inc
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_engine ?= ""
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime ?= ""
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_networking ?= ""
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_dns ?= ""
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_orchestration ?= "k3s-host"
+
+## Kubernetes terminology "components"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cri ?= "virtual-containerd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cni ?= "cni"
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-k3s-node.inc b/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-k3s-node.inc
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+require meta-virt-container-k3s-host.inc
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_orchestration = "k3s-node"
+
diff --git a/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-podman.inc b/conf/distro/include/meta-virt-container-podman.inc
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+include meta-virt-container.inc
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_engine ?= "podman"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_runtime ?= "crun"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_networking ?= "netavark"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_dns ?= "aardvark-dns"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_container_orchestration ?= ""
+
+## Kubernetes terminology "components"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cri ?= "virtual-containerd"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_cni ?= "cni"