Type of issue
Describe the issue
This has been talked about for a while now outside this repository but there is currently no secondary Linux distribution available for GitHub Actions that the general public itself can use as a fallback system in the event that Ubuntu suddenly has changes that break the workflows upon either pushing, pull requesting or get manually activated by maintainers.
Expected behavior
AlmaLinux is selectable as the OS by including almalinux-10 (for example) in the runs-on section.
Additional context
Docker is an interesting alternative for running the required alternative systems, However it doesn't actually solve the problem entirely as this will require a seperate installation to work in the repository itself and that it will make the workflow take longer to complete in the first place. (and self-hosting requires the sysadmin to manually accept incoming action requests which can get repetitive overtime)
Fedora was originally talked about by the general public but that one gets updated so frequently that it has stability concerns which is why i changed the main subject to say AlmaLinux instead. Alpine is automatically available as a fallback OS for the web version of VSCode that GitHub Codespaces currently offers on the other hand in the event that Ubuntu no longer works but not GH actions which is the primary reason why i made this issue to begin with.
Regardless of all that, I am looking forward to a release preview of said OS image if this somehow ends up as planned for the future or something like that however my expections for this entire issue are quite low given previous rejections.
Type of issue
Describe the issue
This has been talked about for a while now outside this repository but there is currently no secondary Linux distribution available for GitHub Actions that the general public itself can use as a fallback system in the event that Ubuntu suddenly has changes that break the workflows upon either pushing, pull requesting or get manually activated by maintainers.
Expected behavior
AlmaLinux is selectable as the OS by including
almalinux-10(for example) in theruns-onsection.Additional context
Docker is an interesting alternative for running the required alternative systems, However it doesn't actually solve the problem entirely as this will require a seperate installation to work in the repository itself and that it will make the workflow take longer to complete in the first place. (and self-hosting requires the sysadmin to manually accept incoming action requests which can get repetitive overtime)
Fedora was originally talked about by the general public but that one gets updated so frequently that it has stability concerns which is why i changed the main subject to say AlmaLinux instead. Alpine is automatically available as a fallback OS for the web version of VSCode that GitHub Codespaces currently offers on the other hand in the event that Ubuntu no longer works but not GH actions which is the primary reason why i made this issue to begin with.
Regardless of all that, I am looking forward to a release preview of said OS image if this somehow ends up as planned for the future or something like that however my expections for this entire issue are quite low given previous rejections.