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[ubuntu-image] research: update Ubuntu runner image analysis to 20260302.42.1 #19815

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Ubuntu Actions Runner Image Analysis Update

This PR updates the analysis of the default Ubuntu Actions runner image in research/ubuntulatest.md.

Source

Key Updates

Category Tool Previous Current
OS Kernel 6.11.0-1018-azure 6.14.0-1017-azure
Language Runtime Node.js (cached) 24.13.0 24.14.0
Language Runtime Swift 6.2.3 6.2.4
Container Tools ECR Credential Helper 0.11.0 0.12.0
Kubernetes kubectl 1.35.0 1.35.2
Database PostgreSQL 16.11 16.13
CLI Tools AWS CLI 2.33.12 2.34.0
CLI Tools Google Cloud CLI 554.0.0 558.0.0
DevOps Pulumi 3.218.0 3.224.0
DevOps Bicep 0.40.2 0.41.2
DevOps Fastlane 2.231.1 2.232.2
Browsers Microsoft Edge 144.0.3719.104 145.0.3800.82
Browsers Mozilla Firefox 147.0.2 148.0
Package Mgmt Homebrew 5.0.12 5.0.16
Package Mgmt Vcpkg 6d7bf7ef21 96fb8cef55
Project Mgmt Lerna 9.0.3 9.0.5
Docs Source URL 20260201.15 ref 20260302.42 ref

Additional Changes

  • Removed the outdated "Upcoming Changes" announcement about Docker 29.1 (which was scheduled for February 9th, 2026 and has since been applied)

Automatically generated by the Ubuntu Actions Image Analyzer workflow

Generated by Ubuntu Actions Image Analyzer ·

  • expires on Mar 8, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC

Note

This was originally intended as a pull request, but the git push operation failed.

Workflow Run: View run details and download patch artifact

The patch file is available in the agent-artifacts artifact in the workflow run linked above.

To create a pull request with the changes:

# Download the artifact from the workflow run
gh run download 22754202205 -n agent-artifacts -D /tmp/agent-artifacts-22754202205

# Create a new branch
git checkout -b research/ubuntu-runner-image-update-20260302-9d2e6f4b3bd7a0ee

# Apply the patch (--3way handles cross-repo patches where files may already exist)
git am --3way /tmp/agent-artifacts-22754202205/aw-research-ubuntu-runner-image-update-20260302.patch

# Push the branch to origin
git push origin research/ubuntu-runner-image-update-20260302-9d2e6f4b3bd7a0ee

# Create the pull request
gh pr create --title '[ubuntu-image] research: update Ubuntu runner image analysis to 20260302.42.1' --base main --head research/ubuntu-runner-image-update-20260302-9d2e6f4b3bd7a0ee --repo github/gh-aw
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From 9d01411cbd22fee7a6f381d7c86fe18cc238f482 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GitHub Copilot <copilot@github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 07:58:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] research: update Ubuntu runner image analysis to
 20260302.42.1
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Update research/ubuntulatest.md to reflect the latest GitHub Actions
Ubuntu 24.04 runner image (ubuntu24/20260302.42.1).

Changes from previous analysis (20260201.15.1):
- Kernel: 6.11.0-1018-azure → 6.14.0-1017-azure
- Node.js cached: 24.13.0 → 24.14.0
- Swift: 6.2.3 → 6.2.4
- Homebrew: 5.0.12 → 5.0.16
- Vcpkg: updated to commit 96fb8cef55
- Lerna: 9.0.3 → 9.0.5
- Docker ECR Credential Helper: 0.11.0 → 0.12.0
- kubectl: 1.35.0 → 1.35.2
- PostgreSQL: 16.11 → 16.13
- AWS CLI: 2.33.12 → 2.34.0
- Google Cloud CLI: 554.0.0 → 558.0.0
- Microsoft Edge: 144 → 145.0.3800.82
- Microsoft Edge WebDriver: 144 → 145.0.3800.82
- Mozilla Firefox: 147.0.2 → 148.0
- Pulumi: 3.218.0 → 3.224.0
- Bicep: 0.40.2 → 0.41.2
- Fastlane: 2.231.1 → 2.232.2
- Removed outdated 'Upcoming Changes' announcement

Source: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/ubuntu24%2F20260302.42

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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 research/ubuntulatest.md | 52 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/research/ubuntulatest.md b/research/ubuntulatest.md
index 9182aae..65890a6 100644
--- a/research/ubuntulatest.md
+++ b/research/ubuntulatest.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Ubuntu Actions Runner Image Analysis
 
-**Last Updated**: 2026-02-20
-**Source**: [Ubuntu 24.04 Runner Image Documentation](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/ubuntu24/20260201.15/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md)
+**Last Updated**: 2026-03-06
+**Source**: [Ubuntu 24.04 Runner Image Documentation](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/ubuntu24/20260302.42/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md)
 **Ubuntu V
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