Update ubuntu-latest to ubuntu-24.04

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       # only required for workflows in private repositories
       actions: read

.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Create_pull_request:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/create_sbom_report.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   sbom-check:
     outputs:
       check_status: ${{ steps.check.outputs.status }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Check release for ${{ github.event.client_payload.ReleaseBranchName }}
       id: check

.github/workflows/linter.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Lint JSON & MD files
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code

.github/workflows/merge_pull_request.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Merge_pull_request:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/powershell-tests.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   powershell-tests:
     name: PowerShell tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
             Invoke-Pester -Output Detailed "helpers/software-report-base/tests"
-        
+        

.github/workflows/update_github_release.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Update_GitHub_release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # GitHub Actions Runner Images
 
 **Table of Contents**
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ To build a VM machine from this repo's source, see the [instructions](docs/creat
 
 | Image | YAML Label | Included Software | Rollout Status of Latest Image Release |
 | --------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
-| Ubuntu 24.04 | `ubuntu-24.04` | [ubuntu-24.04] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fubuntu24.json) |
-| Ubuntu 22.04 | `ubuntu-latest` or `ubuntu-22.04` | [ubuntu-22.04] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fubuntu22.json) |
+| Ubuntu 24.04 | `ubuntu-latest` or `ubuntu-24.04` | [ubuntu-24.04] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fubuntu24.json) |
+| Ubuntu 22.04 | `ubuntu-22.04` | [ubuntu-22.04] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fubuntu22.json) |
 | Ubuntu 20.04 | `ubuntu-20.04` | [ubuntu-20.04] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fubuntu20.json) |
 | macOS 15 <sup>beta</sup> | `macos-15-large`| [macOS-15] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fmacos-15.json) |
 | macOS 15 Arm64 <sup>beta</sup> | `macos-15` or `macos-15-xlarge` | [macOS-15-arm64] | ![Endpoint Badge](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.githubusercontent.com%2Fsubir0071%2F385e39188f4280878bada99250e99db7%2Fraw%2Fmacos-15-arm64.json) |

images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md

@@ -316,3 +316,33 @@ Use the following command as a part of your job to start the service: 'sudo syst
 | zip                    | 3.0-13ubuntu0.1             |
 | zsync                  | 0.6.2-5build1               |
 
+### Missing Tools and Packages
+- NuGet
+- sqlpackage
+- Mono
+- Terraform
+- Heroku
+- Leiningen
+- R
+- SVN
+- Alibaba Cloud CLI
+- Netlify CLI
+- OpenShift CLI
+- ORAS CLI
+- Vercel CLI
+- Bindgen / Cbindgen
+- Cargo audit/clippy/outdated
+- MS SQL Server Client Tools
+- MarkdownPS Module
+- Cached Docker images
+
+### Mitigation Steps
+- If you see any issues with your workflows during the transition period:
+  - Switch back to Ubuntu 22 by changing workflow YAML to use `runs-on: ubuntu-22.04`. We support two latest LTS Ubuntu versions, so Ubuntu 22 will still be maintained for the next 2 years.
+  - File an issue in this repository.
+- For Python package installation issues, use the `actions/setup-python` action to install the required Python version in your workflow.
+- For Mono issues, consider using the official Mono repository to install Mono on Ubuntu 24.04.
+- For gcloud issues, install the Google Cloud CLI using the official installation instructions.
+- For NuGet issues, use `dotnet restore` instead of `nuget restore` in your workflow.
+- For Terraform issues, install Terraform using the official installation instructions.
+- For SQL Server Client Tools issues, install the tools manually using the official installation instructions.