Replace apt-get with npm for Azure Functions Core Tools installation #12537
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- Change from apt-get to npm installation method to avoid package mirror sync issues - Updated .github/workflows/run-tests.yml - Updated .github/workflows/tests-runner.yml (2 locations) - Uses official npm installation: npm i -g azure-functions-core-tools@4 --unsafe-perm true Co-authored-by: davidfowl <95136+davidfowl@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Fix functions package download issue from apt
Replace apt-get with npm for Azure Functions Core Tools installation
Oct 31, 2025
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🚀 Dogfood this PR with:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/aspire/main/eng/scripts/get-aspire-cli-pr.sh | bash -s -- 12537Or
iex "& { $(irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/aspire/main/eng/scripts/get-aspire-cli-pr.ps1) } 12537" |
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Pull Request Overview
This PR updates the installation method for Azure Functions Core Tools in GitHub Actions workflows from using apt-get to using npm. The change affects Linux test runners by replacing the system package manager approach with a global npm installation.
Key Changes
- Replaced
apt-getinstallation commands withnpmglobal installation for Azure Functions Core Tools v4 - Applied the same installation method change across three workflow instances
- Added
--unsafe-perm trueflag to the npm installation command
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| File | Description |
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| .github/workflows/tests-runner.yml | Updated Azure Functions Core Tools installation method in two test job definitions (lines 120 and 181) |
| .github/workflows/run-tests.yml | Updated Azure Functions Core Tools installation method in the reusable test workflow (line 183) |
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/backport to release/13.0 |
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Started backporting to release/13.0: https://github.com/dotnet/aspire/actions/runs/18961577139 |
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cc @radical FYI |
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The apt-get installation of
azure-functions-core-tools-4is failing with mirror sync errors causing file size mismatches on Ubuntu runners.Changes
.github/workflows/run-tests.yml.github/workflows/tests-runner.yml(2 instances)Before:
After:
This uses the official npm installation method documented in the Azure Functions Core Tools repository.
Original prompt
The functions package is failing download from apt:
Run sudo apt-get update
Get:1 file:/etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt Mirrorlist [144 B]
Hit:2 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Get:6 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli noble InRelease [3564 B]
Get:7 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble InRelease [3600 B]
Get:3 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease [126 kB]
Get:4 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease [126 kB]
Get:5 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease [126 kB]
Get:8 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli noble/main amd64 Packages [1629 B]
Get:9 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble/main arm64 Packages [48.7 kB]
Get:10 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble/main amd64 Packages [65.9 kB]
Get:11 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble/main armhf Packages [11.1 kB]
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Get:31 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports/multiverse amd64 Components [212 B]
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Fetched 12.7 MB in 2s (7925 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following NEW packages will be installed:
azure-functions-core-tools-4
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 43 not upgraded.
Need to get 419 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble/main amd64 azure-functions-core-tools-4 amd64 4.3.0-1 [419 MB]
Err:1 https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/24.04/prod noble/main amd64 azure-functions-core-too...
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