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-# GitHub Actions Runner Images
-
-**Table of Contents**
-
-- [About](#about)
-- [Available Images](#available-images)
-- [Announcements](#announcements)
-- [Image Definitions](#image-definitions)
-- [Image Releases](#image-releases)
-- [Software and Image Support](#software-and-image-support)
-- [How to Interact with the Repo](#how-to-interact-with-the-repo)
-- [FAQs](#faqs)
-
-## About
-
-This repository contains the source code used to create the VM images for [GitHub-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners) used for Actions, as well as for [Microsoft-hosted agents](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops#use-a-microsoft-hosted-agent) used for Azure Pipelines.
-To build a VM machine from this repo's source, see the [instructions](docs/create-image-and-azure-resources.md).
-
-## Available Images
-
-| Image | YAML Label | Included Software | Rollout Progress of Latest Image Release |
-| --------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
-| Ubuntu 22.04 | `ubuntu-latest` or `ubuntu-22.04` | [ubuntu-22.04] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=ubuntu22&redirect=1)
-| Ubuntu 20.04 | `ubuntu-20.04` | [ubuntu-20.04] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=ubuntu20&redirect=1)
-| macOS 13 [beta] | `macos-13` or `macos-13-xl`| [macOS-13] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=macos-13&redirect=1)
-| macOS 12 | `macos-latest`, `macos-latest-xl`, `macos-12`, or `macos-12-xl`| [macOS-12] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=macos-12&redirect=1)
-| macOS 11 | `macos-11`| [macOS-11] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=macos-11&redirect=1)
-| Windows Server 2022 | `windows-latest` or `windows-2022` | [windows-2022] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=windows-2022&redirect=1) |
-| Windows Server 2019 | `windows-2019` | [windows-2019] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=windows-2019&redirect=1)
-
-### Label scheme
-
-- In general the `-latest` label is used for the latest OS image version that is GA
-- Before moving the`-latest` label to a new OS version we will announce the change and give sufficient lead time for users to update their workflows
-
-[ubuntu-22.04]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/linux/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md
-[ubuntu-20.04]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/linux/Ubuntu2004-Readme.md
-[windows-2022]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/win/Windows2022-Readme.md
-[windows-2019]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/win/Windows2019-Readme.md
-[macOS-11]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-11-Readme.md
-[macOS-12]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-12-Readme.md
-[macOS-13]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-13-Readme.md
-[macOS-10.15]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-10.15-Readme.md
-[self-hosted runners]: https://help.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners
-
-## Announcements
-
-See notable upcoming changes by viewing issues with the [Announcement](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/labels/Announcement) label.
-
-## Image Definitions
-
-### Beta
-
-The purpose of a Beta is to collect feedback on an image before it is released to GA. The goal of a Beta is to identify and fix any potential issues that exist on that
-image. Images are updated on a weekly cadence. Any workflows that run on a beta image do not fall under the customer [SLA](https://github.com/customer-terms/github-online-services-sla) in place for Actions.
-Customers choosing to use Beta images are encouraged to provide feedback in the runner-images repo by creating an issue. A Beta may take on different availability, i.e. public vs private.
-
-### GA
-
-A GA (General Availability) image has been through a Beta period and is deemed ready for general use. Images are updated on a weekly cadence. In order to be moved to
-GA the image must meet the following criteria:
-
-1. Has been through a Beta period (public or private)
-2. Most major software we install on the image has a compatible
-version for the underlying OS and
-3. All major bugs reported during the Beta period have been addressed.
-
-This image type falls under the customer [SLA](https://github.com/customer-terms/github-online-services-sla) for actions. GA images are eventually deprecated according to our guidelines as we only support the
-latest 2 versions of an OS.
-
-#### Latest Migration Process
-
-GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps use the `-latest` YAML label (ex: `ubuntu-latest`, `windows-latest`, and `macos-latest`). These labels point towards the newest stable OS version available.
-
-
-The `-latest` migration process is gradual and happens over 1-2 months in order to allow customers to adapt their workflows to the newest OS version. During this process, any workflow using the `-latest` label, may see changes in the OS version in their workflows or pipelines. To avoid unwanted migration, users can specify a specific OS version in the yaml file (ex: macos-12, windows-2022, ubuntu-22.04).
-
-
-## Image Releases
-
-*How to best follow along with changes*
-
-1. Find the latest releases for this repository [here.](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases)
-2. Subscribe to the releases coming out of this repository, instructions [here.](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/setting-up-notifications/configuring-notifications#configuring-your-watch-settings-for-an-individual-repository)
-3. Upcoming changes: A pre-release is created when the deployment of an image has started. As soon as the deployment is finished, the pre-release is converted to a release. If you have subscribed to releases, you will get notified of pre-releases as well.
-
- - You can also track upcoming changes using the [awaiting-deployment](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/labels/awaiting-deployment) label.
-4. For high impact changes, we will post these in advance to the GitHub Changelog on our [blog](https://github.blog/changelog/) and on [twitter](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog).
- - Ex: breaking changes, GA or deprecation of images
-
-*Cadence*
-
-- We typically deploy weekly updates to the software on the runner images.
-
-## Software and Image Support
-
-### Support Policy
-
-- Tools and versions will typically be removed 6 months after they are deprecated or have reached end-of-life
-- We support (at maximum) 2 GA images and 1 beta image at a time. We begin the deprecation process of the oldest image label once the newest OS image label has been released to GA.
-- The images generally contain the latest versions of packages installed except for Ubuntu LTS where we mostly rely on the Canonical-provided repositories.
-
-- Popular tools can have several versions installed side-by-side with the following strategy:
-
-| Tool name | Installation strategy |
-|-----------|-----------------------|
-| Docker images | not more than 3 latest LTS OS\tool versions. New images or new versions of current images are added using the standard tool request process |
-| Java | all LTS versions |
-| Node.js | 3 latest LTS versions |
-| Go | 3 latest minor versions |
-| Python
Ruby | 5 most popular `major.minor` versions |
-| PyPy | 3 most popular `major.minor` versions |
-| .NET Core | 2 latest LTS versions and 1 latest version. For each feature version only latest patch is installed |
-| GCC
GNU Fortran
Clang
GNU C++ | 3 latest major versions |
-| Android NDK | 1 latest non-LTS, 2 latest LTS versions |
-| Xcode | - all OS compatible versions side-by-side
- for beta, GM versions - latest beta only
- old patch versions are deprecated in 3 months |
-
-### Package managers usage
-
-We use third-party package managers to install software during the image generation process. The table below lists the package managers and the software installed.
-> **Note**: third-party repositories are re-evaluated every year to identify if they are still useful and secure.
-
-| Operating system | Package manager | Third-party repos and packages |
-| :--- | :---: | ---: |
-| Ubuntu | [APT](https://wiki.debian.org/Apt) | [Eclipse-Temurin (Adoptium)](https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/deb) [Erlang](https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu) [Firefox](https://launchpad.net/~mozillateam/+archive/ubuntu/ppa) [gcc, gfortran](https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/ubuntu/test) [git](https://launchpad.net/~git-core/+archive/ubuntu/ppa) [HHvm](https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu) [PHP](https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/php) (Ubuntu 20 only) [Mono](https://download.mono-project.com/repo/ubuntu) [PostgreSQL](https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt) [R](https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu) |
-| | [pipx](https://pypa.github.io/pipx) | ansible-core yamllint |
-| Windows | [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) | No third-party repos installed |
-| macOS | [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) | [aws-cli v2](https://github.com/aws/homebrew-tap) [azure/bicep](https://github.com/Azure/homebrew-bicep) [mongodb/brew](https://github.com/mongodb/homebrew-brew) |
-| | [pipx](https://pypa.github.io/pipx/) | yamllint |
-
-### Image Deprecation Policy
-
-- Images begin the deprecation process of the oldest image label once a new GA OS version has been released.
-- Deprecation process begins with an announcement that sets a date for deprecation
-- As it gets closer to the date, GitHub begins doing scheduled brownouts of the image
-- During this time there will be an Announcement pinned in the repo to remind users of the deprecation.
-- Finally GitHub will deprecate the image and it will no longer be available
-
-### Preinstallation Policy
-
-In general, these are the guidelines we follow when deciding what to pre-install on our images:
-
-- Popularity: widely-used tools and ecosystems will be given priority.
-- Latest Technology: recent versions of tools will be given priority.
-- Deprecation: end-of-life tools and versions will not be added.
-- Licensing: MIT, Apache, or GNU licenses are allowed.
-- Time & Space on the Image: we will evaluate how much time is saved and how much space is used by having the tool pre-installed.
-- Support: If a tool requires the support of more than one version, we will consider the cost of this maintenance.
-
-### Default Version Update Policy
-
-- In general, once a new version is installed on the image, we announce the default version update 2 weeks prior to deploying it.
-- For potentially dangerous updates, we may extend the timeline up to 1 month between the announcement and deployment.
-
-## How to Interact with the Repo
-
-- **Issues**: To file a bug report, or request tools to be added/updated, please [open an issue using the appropriate template](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/new/choose)
-- **Discussions**: If you want to share your thoughts about image configuration, installed software, or bring a new idea, please create a new topic in a [discussion](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/discussions) for a corresponding category. Before making a new discussion please make sure no similar topics were created earlier.
-- For general questions about using the runner images or writing your Actions workflow, please open requests in the [GitHub Actions Community Forum](https://github.community/c/github-actions/41).
-
-## FAQs
-
-
- What images are available for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps?
-
-The availability of images for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps is the same. However, deprecation policies may differ. See documentation for more details:
-- [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/specifications-for-github-hosted-runners#supported-runners-and-hardware-resources)
-- [Azure DevOps](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#software)
-
-
-
- What image version is used in my build?
-
-Usually, image deployment takes 2-3 days, and documentation in the `main` branch is only updated when deployment is finished. To find out which image version and what software versions are used in a specific build, see `Set up job` (GitHub Actions) or `Initialize job` (Azure DevOps) step log.
-
-
-
-
- Looking for other Linux distributions?
-
-We do not plan to offer other Linux distributions. We recommend using Docker if you'd like to build using other distributions with the hosted runner images. Alternatively, you can leverage [self-hosted runners] and fully customize your VM image to your needs.
-
-
-
- How do I contribute to the macOS source?
-
-macOS source lives in this repository and is available for everyone. However, macOS image-generation CI doesn't support external contributions yet so we are not able to accept pull-requests for now.
-
-We are in the process of preparing macOS CI to accept contributions. Until then, we appreciate your patience and ask you to continue to make tool requests by filing issues.
-
-
-
- How does GitHub determine what tools are installed on the images?
-
-For some tools, we always install the latest at the time of the deployment; for others, we pin the tool to specific version(s). For more details please see the [Preinstallation Policy](#preinstallation-policy)
-
-
-
- How do I request that a new tool be pre-installed on the image?
-Please create an issue and get an approval from us to add this tool to the image before creating the pull request.
-
+
+# GitHub Actions Runner Images
+
+**Table of Contents**
+
+- [About](#about)
+- [Available Images](#available-images)
+- [Announcements](#announcements)
+- [Image Definitions](#image-definitions)
+- [Image Releases](#image-releases)
+- [Software and Image Support](#software-and-image-support)
+- [How to Interact with the Repo](#how-to-interact-with-the-repo)
+- [FAQs](#faqs)
+
+## About
+
+This repository contains the source code used to create the VM images for [GitHub-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners) used for Actions, as well as for [Microsoft-hosted agents](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops#use-a-microsoft-hosted-agent) used for Azure Pipelines.
+To build a VM machine from this repo's source, see the [instructions](docs/create-image-and-azure-resources.md).
+
+## Available Images
+
+| Image | YAML Label | Included Software | Rollout Progress of Latest Image Release |
+| --------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
+| Ubuntu 22.04 | `ubuntu-latest` or `ubuntu-22.04` | [ubuntu-22.04] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=ubuntu22&redirect=1)
+| Ubuntu 20.04 | `ubuntu-20.04` | [ubuntu-20.04] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=ubuntu20&redirect=1)
+| macOS 13 [beta] | `macos-13` or `macos-13-xl`| [macOS-13] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=macos-13&redirect=1)
+| macOS 12 | `macos-latest`, `macos-latest-xl`, `macos-12`, or `macos-12-xl`| [macOS-12] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=macos-12&redirect=1)
+| macOS 11 | `macos-11`| [macOS-11] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=macos-11&redirect=1)
+| Windows Server 2022 | `windows-latest` or `windows-2022` | [windows-2022] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=windows-2022&redirect=1) |
+| Windows Server 2019 | `windows-2019` | [windows-2019] | [](https://gh-runnerimagesdeploymentstatus.azurewebsites.net/api/status?imageName=windows-2019&redirect=1)
+
+### Label scheme
+
+- In general the `-latest` label is used for the latest OS image version that is GA
+- Before moving the`-latest` label to a new OS version we will announce the change and give sufficient lead time for users to update their workflows
+
+[ubuntu-22.04]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/linux/Ubuntu2204-Readme.md
+[ubuntu-20.04]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/linux/Ubuntu2004-Readme.md
+[windows-2022]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/win/Windows2022-Readme.md
+[windows-2019]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/win/Windows2019-Readme.md
+[macOS-11]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-11-Readme.md
+[macOS-12]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-12-Readme.md
+[macOS-13]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-13-Readme.md
+[macOS-10.15]: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-10.15-Readme.md
+[self-hosted runners]: https://help.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners
+
+## Announcements
+
+See notable upcoming changes by viewing issues with the [Announcement](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/labels/Announcement) label.
+
+## Image Definitions
+
+### Beta
+
+The purpose of a Beta is to collect feedback on an image before it is released to GA. The goal of a Beta is to identify and fix any potential issues that exist on that
+image. Images are updated on a weekly cadence. Any workflows that run on a beta image do not fall under the customer [SLA](https://github.com/customer-terms/github-online-services-sla) in place for Actions.
+Customers choosing to use Beta images are encouraged to provide feedback in the runner-images repo by creating an issue. A Beta may take on different availability, i.e. public vs private.
+
+### GA
+
+A GA (General Availability) image has been through a Beta period and is deemed ready for general use. Images are updated on a weekly cadence. In order to be moved to
+GA the image must meet the following criteria:
+
+1. Has been through a Beta period (public or private)
+2. Most major software we install on the image has a compatible
+version for the underlying OS and
+3. All major bugs reported during the Beta period have been addressed.
+
+This image type falls under the customer [SLA](https://github.com/customer-terms/github-online-services-sla) for actions. GA images are eventually deprecated according to our guidelines as we only support the
+latest 2 versions of an OS.
+
+#### Latest Migration Process
+
+GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps use the `-latest` YAML label (ex: `ubuntu-latest`, `windows-latest`, and `macos-latest`). These labels point towards the newest stable OS version available.
+
+
+The `-latest` migration process is gradual and happens over 1-2 months in order to allow customers to adapt their workflows to the newest OS version. During this process, any workflow using the `-latest` label, may see changes in the OS version in their workflows or pipelines. To avoid unwanted migration, users can specify a specific OS version in the yaml file (ex: macos-12, windows-2022, ubuntu-22.04).
+
+
+## Image Releases
+
+*How to best follow along with changes*
+
+1. Find the latest releases for this repository [here.](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases)
+2. Subscribe to the releases coming out of this repository, instructions [here.](https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/setting-up-notifications/configuring-notifications#configuring-your-watch-settings-for-an-individual-repository)
+3. Upcoming changes: A pre-release is created when the deployment of an image has started. As soon as the deployment is finished, the pre-release is converted to a release. If you have subscribed to releases, you will get notified of pre-releases as well.
+
+ - You can also track upcoming changes using the [awaiting-deployment](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/labels/awaiting-deployment) label.
+4. For high impact changes, we will post these in advance to the GitHub Changelog on our [blog](https://github.blog/changelog/) and on [twitter](https://twitter.com/GHchangelog).
+ - Ex: breaking changes, GA or deprecation of images
+
+*Cadence*
+
+- We typically deploy weekly updates to the software on the runner images.
+
+## Software and Image Support
+
+### Support Policy
+
+- Tools and versions will typically be removed 6 months after they are deprecated or have reached end-of-life
+- We support (at maximum) 2 GA images and 1 beta image at a time. We begin the deprecation process of the oldest image label once the newest OS image label has been released to GA.
+- The images generally contain the latest versions of packages installed except for Ubuntu LTS where we mostly rely on the Canonical-provided repositories.
+
+- Popular tools can have several versions installed side-by-side with the following strategy:
+
+| Tool name | Installation strategy |
+|-----------|-----------------------|
+| Docker images | not more than 3 latest LTS OS\tool versions. New images or new versions of current images are added using the standard tool request process |
+| Java | all LTS versions |
+| Node.js | 3 latest LTS versions |
+| Go | 3 latest minor versions |
+| Python
Ruby | 5 most popular `major.minor` versions |
+| PyPy | 3 most popular `major.minor` versions |
+| .NET Core | 2 latest LTS versions and 1 latest version. For each feature version only latest patch is installed |
+| GCC
GNU Fortran
Clang
GNU C++ | 3 latest major versions |
+| Android NDK | 1 latest non-LTS, 2 latest LTS versions |
+| Xcode | - all OS compatible versions side-by-side
- for beta, GM versions - latest beta only
- old patch versions are deprecated in 3 months |
+
+### Package managers usage
+
+We use third-party package managers to install software during the image generation process. The table below lists the package managers and the software installed.
+> **Note**: third-party repositories are re-evaluated every year to identify if they are still useful and secure.
+
+| Operating system | Package manager | Third-party repos and packages |
+| :--- | :---: | ---: |
+| Ubuntu | [APT](https://wiki.debian.org/Apt) | [containers](https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable) (Ubuntu 20 only)
[docker](https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu)
[Eclipse-Temurin (Adoptium)](https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/deb/)
[Erlang](https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu)
[Firefox](http://ppa.launchpad.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu)
[gcc, gfortran](https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/ubuntu/test)
[git-lfs](https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/github/git-lfs)
[git](https://launchpad.net/~git-core/+archive/ubuntu/ppa)
[Google Cloud CLI](https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt)
[Heroku](https://cli-assets.heroku.com/channels/stable/apt)
[HHvm](https://dl.hhvm.com/ubuntu)
[MongoDB](https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu)
[Mono](https://download.mono-project.com/repo/ubuntu)
[MS Edge](https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge)
[PostgreSQL](https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/)
[R](https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu) |
+| | [pipx](https://pypa.github.io/pipx) | ansible-core
yamllint |
+| Windows | [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) | No third-party repos installed |
+| macOS | [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) | [aws-cli v2](https://github.com/aws/homebrew-tap) [azure/bicep](https://github.com/Azure/homebrew-bicep) [mongodb/brew](https://github.com/mongodb/homebrew-brew) |
+| | [pipx](https://pypa.github.io/pipx/) | yamllint |
+
+### Image Deprecation Policy
+
+- Images begin the deprecation process of the oldest image label once a new GA OS version has been released.
+- Deprecation process begins with an announcement that sets a date for deprecation
+- As it gets closer to the date, GitHub begins doing scheduled brownouts of the image
+- During this time there will be an Announcement pinned in the repo to remind users of the deprecation.
+- Finally GitHub will deprecate the image and it will no longer be available
+
+### Preinstallation Policy
+
+In general, these are the guidelines we follow when deciding what to pre-install on our images:
+
+- Popularity: widely-used tools and ecosystems will be given priority.
+- Latest Technology: recent versions of tools will be given priority.
+- Deprecation: end-of-life tools and versions will not be added.
+- Licensing: MIT, Apache, or GNU licenses are allowed.
+- Time & Space on the Image: we will evaluate how much time is saved and how much space is used by having the tool pre-installed.
+- Support: If a tool requires the support of more than one version, we will consider the cost of this maintenance.
+
+### Default Version Update Policy
+
+- In general, once a new version is installed on the image, we announce the default version update 2 weeks prior to deploying it.
+- For potentially dangerous updates, we may extend the timeline up to 1 month between the announcement and deployment.
+
+## How to Interact with the Repo
+
+- **Issues**: To file a bug report, or request tools to be added/updated, please [open an issue using the appropriate template](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/new/choose)
+- **Discussions**: If you want to share your thoughts about image configuration, installed software, or bring a new idea, please create a new topic in a [discussion](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/discussions) for a corresponding category. Before making a new discussion please make sure no similar topics were created earlier.
+- For general questions about using the runner images or writing your Actions workflow, please open requests in the [GitHub Actions Community Forum](https://github.community/c/github-actions/41).
+
+## FAQs
+
+
+ What images are available for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps?
+
+The availability of images for GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps is the same. However, deprecation policies may differ. See documentation for more details:
+- [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/specifications-for-github-hosted-runners#supported-runners-and-hardware-resources)
+- [Azure DevOps](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#software)
+
+
+
+ What image version is used in my build?
+
+Usually, image deployment takes 2-3 days, and documentation in the `main` branch is only updated when deployment is finished. To find out which image version and what software versions are used in a specific build, see `Set up job` (GitHub Actions) or `Initialize job` (Azure DevOps) step log.
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+ Looking for other Linux distributions?
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+We do not plan to offer other Linux distributions. We recommend using Docker if you'd like to build using other distributions with the hosted runner images. Alternatively, you can leverage [self-hosted runners] and fully customize your VM image to your needs.
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+ How do I contribute to the macOS source?
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+macOS source lives in this repository and is available for everyone. However, macOS image-generation CI doesn't support external contributions yet so we are not able to accept pull-requests for now.
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+We are in the process of preparing macOS CI to accept contributions. Until then, we appreciate your patience and ask you to continue to make tool requests by filing issues.
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+ How does GitHub determine what tools are installed on the images?
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+For some tools, we always install the latest at the time of the deployment; for others, we pin the tool to specific version(s). For more details please see the [Preinstallation Policy](#preinstallation-policy)
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+ How do I request that a new tool be pre-installed on the image?
+Please create an issue and get an approval from us to add this tool to the image before creating the pull request.
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