fix: add `jq`, `git`, `unzip` and `curl` to default packages installed

[onedr0p]

Hi 👋🏼

I am using this runner with the Actions Runner Controller

These three packages are used by a ton of actions on the marketplace. It would be nice if they were installed and ready for use instead of having to install them with apt-get on every single Github workflow. If using more than one job in a workflow you have to have a step to install these in each one.

I know you all probably want to keep a low footprint of installed tools but these are probably just as important as sudo for user experience.

[withinboredom]

Will also fix https://github.com/actions/actions-runner-controller/issues/3222

[omri-shilton]

any update on this?

[dcardellino24]

as some people already asked, is there any update on this?

[onedr0p]

The silence from the action/runners maintainers is deafening 😭

[withinboredom]

There's probably some huge philosophical debate behind closed doors:

• the practical: yeah, this makes sense
• the minimalist: they'd have it be a clone of scratch if they could get away with it

[withinboredom]

I'm starting to wonder if the project is maintained. I mean, I clearly see them merging PRs but only their own PRs and without much context/comments on them. They don't seem to be interested in community contributions or building this with the community.

[onedr0p]

It's probably based on business driven development, meaning paying customers who want changes are prioritized. 😢

[danitfk]

Honestly it seems to be community doesn't matter for them))

[withinboredom]

The decision behind our slim image was to:

provide a small image that can be used to execute workflows in case you don't need extra tools

Except you can't execute any workflows because not even git is installed... for a GitHub builder...

[onedr0p]

This is funny... https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/3273

[onedr0p]

👋🏼 @TingluoHuang is this purposely getting ignored?

[omri-shilton]

any news on this?

[onedr0p]

@omri-shilton (or anyone else) if the company you work for has a support contract with GitHub, bring this up in a ticket. My assumptions are it doesn't look like individual contributors PRs are prioritized unless there's a push from a GitHub customer.

[mbmcmullen27]

There have been other issues created about how bare the self hosted runner image is. It doesn't seem like a priority for github. Doesn't seem like they're willing to budge on this unfortunately.

https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/3080

I think there was a discussion post about it somewhere too.

[withinboredom]

If I had a tinfoil hat 👽 at this point: they want your first jobs to fail so that you don't use self-hosted runners. We all know that a greater barrier to entry means less people will use it. /s

[nebuk89]

Sorry for the tumbleweeds, let me poke the team and get someone to look at this.

[onedr0p]

Updated.

[wwalters12]

We have to spend ~20s each build installing git - this would be such a great change 🙏

[onedr0p]

@nebuk89 @TingluoHuang any update?

[shaul75]

instead of having to install them with apt-get on every single Github workflow. If using more than one job in a workflow you have to have a step to install these in each one.

@onedr0p why not use your own runner image with all the packages you need already installed?

[onedr0p]

I already do that but it wouldn't be required for me to maintain if the GitHub runner included Git by default.

[nebuk89]

I will follow up!

[withinboredom]

🥇

[GeunSam2]

I really love this update!!

[mbelot007]

When will this change be included in a patch release v2.319.2? Still experiencing issues with this.