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Make it easy to install git on an Action Runner Image#3273

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@jww3 jww3 commented May 3, 2024

The version of git (v2.34.1) associated with ubuntu:jammy is quite old at this point. Calling apt update out-of-the-box won't cause any newer version to be discovered.

This change allows users of the actions/runner container image to easily install more modern versions of git (e.g. v2.43.0) should they desire.

Note that we don't actually install git. We simply get the prerequisites out of the way.

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jww3 commented May 3, 2024

While we're at it, should we also perform these prerequisites to facilitate installation of the gh cli?

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RUN apt update -y \
&& apt install -y --no-install-recommends sudo lsb-release software-properties-common \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
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I'm combining these into a single line to aid readability. (One command per line).

The net change here is to install software-properties-common. (We still install sudo and lsb-release.)

software-properties-common is required for the new instruction on line 47, add-apt-repository

(We don't actually install `git`.  We simply get the prerequisites out of the way.)
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