Ubuntu 24.04 is now available

### Breaking changes

Ubuntu 24.04 is now available for all GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps users.
You can use the ubuntu 24.04 image label in your YAML to select this image.

**GitHub Actions**
```
jobs:
  jobName:
    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
```

**Azure DevOps**
```
pool:
   name: 'Azure Pipelines'
   vmImage: 'ubuntu-24.04'
```

The image is marked as "beta" for now. It means some software can be unstable on the new platform. Also, there could be queueing issues as the capacity will be balanced only throughout the next weeks.
**Please report any problems with the new image to this repository.**

### Platforms affected

- [X] Azure DevOps
- [X] GitHub Actions

### Runner images affected

- [ ] Ubuntu 20.04
- [ ] Ubuntu 22.04
- [X] Ubuntu 24.04
- [ ] macOS 11
- [ ] macOS 12
- [ ] macOS 13
- [ ] macOS 13 Arm64
- [ ] macOS 14
- [ ] macOS 14 Arm64
- [ ] Windows Server 2019
- [ ] Windows Server 2022

### Software difference between Ubuntu 22 and Ubuntu 24

| Tool name | Ubuntu 22.04 | Ubuntu 24.04 | Notes |
|-----------|--------------|--------------|-------|
| Clang | <ul><li>13.* </li><li>14.* (default)</li><li>15.* </li></ul> | <ul><li>16.* </li><li>17.* </li><li>18.* (default)</li></ul> | The most recent versions are installed |
| GCC / GNU C++ / GNU Fortran | <ul><li>9.* </li><li>10.* </li><li>11.* </li><li>12.* </li><li>13.* </li></ul> | <ul><li>12.* </li><li>13.* </li><li>14.* </li></ul> | The most recent versions are installed |
| Kotlin | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| PHP | 8.1.* | 8.3.* | The most recent version are installed |
| Swift | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Java | <ul><li>8.* </li><li>11.* (default)</li><li>17.* </li><li>21.* </li></ul> | <ul><li>8.* </li><li>11.* </li><li>17.* (default)</li><li>21.* </li></ul> | Default Java switched to 17.* for Ubuntu 24.04 image. |
| Python | <ul><li>3.7.* (cached)</li><li>3.8.* (cached)</li><li>3.9.* (cached)</li><li>3.10.* (default)</li><li>3.11.* (cached)</li><li>3.12.* (cached)</li></ul> | <ul><li>3.9.* (cached)</li><li>3.10.* (default)</li><li>3.11.* (cached)</li><li>3.12.* (default)</li></ul> | Pre-cached versions currently unavailable. Default version switched to the latest one. On GitHub Actions, [actions/setup-python](https://github.com/actions/setup-python) can install any version on-flight so this change doesn't impact users |
| Go | <ul><li>1.20.* (cached)</li><li>1.21.* (default)</li><li>1.22.* (cached)</li></ul> | <ul><li>1.20.* (cached)</li><li>1.21.* (cached)</li><li>1.22.* (default)</li></ul> | If your use-case requires using any of these versions, consider using tasks to install Go on-flight: <ul><li>[actions/setup-go](https://github.com/actions/setup-go) (GitHub Actions) </li><li>[Go Tool Installer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/tool/go-tool?view=azure-devops) (Azure DevOps)</li></ul> |
| PyPy | <ul><li>3.7.* (cached)</li><li>3.8.* (cached)</li><li>3.9.* (cached)</li><li>3.10.* (cached)</li></ul> | <ul><li>3.9.* (cached)</li><li>3.10.* (cached)</li></ul> | Deprecated all the versions besides the most recent ones |
| Ruby | <ul><li>3.0.* (default)</li><li>3.1.* (cached)</li></ul> | <ul><li>3.2.* (default)</li></ul> | Pre-cached versions currently unavailable. Default version switched to the latest one. |
| Node.js | <ul><li>16.* (cached)</li><li>18.* (default)</li><li>20.* (cached)</li></ul> | <ul><li>16.* (cached)</li><li>18.* (cached)</li><li>20.* (default)</li></ul> | If your use-case requires using any of these versions, consider using tasks to install Node.js on-flight: <ul><li>[actions/setup-node](https://github.com/actions/setup-node) (GitHub Actions) </li><li>[Node.js Tool Installer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/tool/node-js?view=azure-devops) (Azure DevOps)</li></ul> |
| Heroku | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Leiningen | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Mono / MSBuild / NuGet | latest available | - | Software is not available for Ubuntu 24 at the moment. |
| Packer / Terraform | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| R | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| SVN | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Alibaba Cloud CLI | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Google Cloud CLI | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Netlify CLI | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| OpenShift CLI | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| ORAS CLI | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Vercel CLI | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Bindgen / Cbindgen | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Cargo audit/clippy/outdated | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Microsoft Edge | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Microsoft Edge WebDriver | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Mozilla Firefox | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Mozilla Geckodriver | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| .NET Core SDK | <ul><li>6.* </li><li>7.* </li><li>8.* </li></ul> | <ul><li>8.* </li></ul> | Please consider using tasks to install any version on-flight: <ul><li>[actions/setup-dotnet](https://github.com/actions/setup-dotnet) (GitHub Actions) </li><li>[Use .NET Core](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/tool/dotnet-core-tool-installer?view=azure-devops) (Azure DevOps)</li></ul> |
| PostgreSQL | 14.* | 16.* | More recent version are installed |
| MS SQL Server Client Tools | sqlcmd / SqlPackage | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| MarkdownPS Module | latest available | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |
| Android Command Line Tools | 9.0 | 12.0 | The most recent version are installed |
| Android SDK Build-tools | <ul><li>34.0.0 </li><li>33.0.0 </li><li>33.0.1 </li><li>33.0.2 </li><li>33.0.3 </li><li>32.0.0 </li><li>31.0.0</li></ul> | <ul><li>34.0.0</li></ul> | The most recent version are installed |
| Android NDK | <ul><li>25.* (default)</li><li>26.* </li></ul> | <ul><li>26.* (default)</li></ul> | The most recent version are installed |
| Cached Docker images | <ul><li>alpine:3.16</li><li>alpine:3.17</li><li>alpine:3.18</li><li>debian:10</li><li>debian:11</li><li>moby/buildkit:latest</li><li>node:16</li><li>node:16-alpine</li><li>node:18</li><li>node:18-alpine</li><li>node:20</li><li>node:20-alpine</li><li>ubuntu:20.04</li><li>ubuntu:22.04</li></ul> | - | Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons. |


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Tool name	Ubuntu 22.04	Ubuntu 24.04	Notes
Clang	13.* 14.* (default) 15.*	16.* 17.* 18.* (default)	The most recent versions are installed
GCC / GNU C++ / GNU Fortran	9.* 10.* 11.* 12.* 13.*	12.* 13.* 14.*	The most recent versions are installed
Kotlin	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
PHP	8.1.*	8.3.*	The most recent version are installed
Swift	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Java	8.* 11.* (default) 17.* 21.*	8.* 11.* 17.* (default) 21.*	Default Java switched to 17.* for Ubuntu 24.04 image.
Python	3.7.* (cached) 3.8.* (cached) 3.9.* (cached) 3.10.* (default) 3.11.* (cached) 3.12.* (cached)	3.9.* (cached) 3.10.* (default) 3.11.* (cached) 3.12.* (default)	Pre-cached versions currently unavailable. Default version switched to the latest one. On GitHub Actions, actions/setup-python can install any version on-flight so this change doesn't impact users
Go	1.20.* (cached) 1.21.* (default) 1.22.* (cached)	1.20.* (cached) 1.21.* (cached) 1.22.* (default)	If your use-case requires using any of these versions, consider using tasks to install Go on-flight: actions/setup-go (GitHub Actions) Go Tool Installer (Azure DevOps)
PyPy	3.7.* (cached) 3.8.* (cached) 3.9.* (cached) 3.10.* (cached)	3.9.* (cached) 3.10.* (cached)	Deprecated all the versions besides the most recent ones
Ruby	3.0.* (default) 3.1.* (cached)	3.2.* (default)	Pre-cached versions currently unavailable. Default version switched to the latest one.
Node.js	16.* (cached) 18.* (default) 20.* (cached)	16.* (cached) 18.* (cached) 20.* (default)	If your use-case requires using any of these versions, consider using tasks to install Node.js on-flight: actions/setup-node (GitHub Actions) Node.js Tool Installer (Azure DevOps)
Heroku	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Leiningen	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Mono / MSBuild / NuGet	latest available	-	Software is not available for Ubuntu 24 at the moment.
Packer / Terraform	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
R	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
SVN	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Alibaba Cloud CLI	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Google Cloud CLI	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Netlify CLI	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
OpenShift CLI	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
ORAS CLI	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Vercel CLI	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Bindgen / Cbindgen	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Cargo audit/clippy/outdated	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Microsoft Edge	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Microsoft Edge WebDriver	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Mozilla Firefox	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Mozilla Geckodriver	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
.NET Core SDK	6.* 7.* 8.*	8.*	Please consider using tasks to install any version on-flight: actions/setup-dotnet (GitHub Actions) Use .NET Core (Azure DevOps)
PostgreSQL	14.*	16.*	More recent version are installed
MS SQL Server Client Tools	sqlcmd / SqlPackage	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
MarkdownPS Module	latest available	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.
Android Command Line Tools	9.0	12.0	The most recent version are installed
Android SDK Build-tools	34.0.0 33.0.0 33.0.1 33.0.2 33.0.3 32.0.0 31.0.0	34.0.0	The most recent version are installed
Android NDK	25.* (default) 26.*	26.* (default)	The most recent version are installed
Cached Docker images	alpine:3.16 alpine:3.17 alpine:3.18 debian:10 debian:11 moby/buildkit:latest node:16 node:16-alpine node:18 node:18-alpine node:20 node:20-alpine ubuntu:20.04 ubuntu:22.04	-	Removed from the Ubuntu 24.04 image due to maintenance reasons.