chore: drop Ubuntu 18.04 support (#18924)

.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         browser: [chromium, firefox, webkit]
-        os: [ubuntu-18.04, ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-18.04, macos-12, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12, windows-latest]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium-tip-of-tree
     - run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npm run ctest
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-18.04'
+      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
       env:
         PWTEST_CHANNEL: chromium-tip-of-tree
     - run: npm run ctest
-      if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-18.04'
+      if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-20.04'
       env:
         PWTEST_CHANNEL: chromium-tip-of-tree
     - run: ./utils/upload_flakiness_dashboard.sh ./test-results/report.json

docs/src/docker.md

@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ It is recommended to always pin your Docker image to a specific version if possi
 We currently publish images based on the following [Ubuntu](https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu) versions:
 - **Ubuntu 22.04 LTS** (Jammy Jellyfish), image tags include `jammy` (not published for Java and .NET)
 - **Ubuntu 20.04 LTS** (Focal Fossa), image tags include `focal`
-- **Ubuntu 18.04 LTS** (Bionic Beaver), image tags include `bionic` (not published for Java and .NET)
 
 #### Alpine
 

docs/src/release-notes-csharp.md

@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ if you encounter any issues!
 
 Linux support looks like this:
 
-|          | Ubuntu 18.04 | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
+|          | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
 | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
-| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
 
 ### New introduction docs
 

docs/src/release-notes-java.md

@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ if you encounter any issues!
 
 Linux support looks like this:
 
-|          | Ubuntu 18.04 | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
+|          | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
 | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
-| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
 
 ## Version 1.23
 

docs/src/release-notes-js.md

@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ if you encounter any issues!
 
 Linux support looks like this:
 
-|          | Ubuntu 18.04 | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
+|          | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
 | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
-| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
 
 ### 🕵️ Anonymous Describe
 

docs/src/release-notes-python.md

@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ if you encounter any issues!
 
 Linux support looks like this:
 
-|          | Ubuntu 18.04 | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
+|          | Ubuntu 20.04 | Ubuntu 22.04 | Debian 11
 | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
-| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Chromium | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| WebKit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
 
 ### New introduction docs
 

docs/src/troubleshooting.md

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Depending on your Linux distribution, you might need to install additional
 dependencies to run the browsers.
 
 :::note
-Only Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, and 22.04 are officially supported.
+Only Ubuntu 20.04, and 22.04 are officially supported.
 :::
 
 See also in the [Command line tools](./cli.md#install-system-dependencies)

packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts

@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux-arm64.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-linux.zip',
@@ -98,10 +96,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux-arm64.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/chromium-tip-of-tree/%s/chromium-tip-of-tree-linux.zip',
@@ -118,10 +114,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux-arm64.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/chromium/%s/chromium-with-symbols-linux.zip',
@@ -138,10 +132,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-20.04.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-20.04-arm64.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-18.04.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-20.04.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-22.04.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': undefined,
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-20.04-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-ubuntu-22.04-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/firefox/%s/firefox-debian-11.zip',
@@ -158,10 +150,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/firefox-beta/%s/firefox-beta-ubuntu-20.04.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': undefined,
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/firefox-beta/%s/firefox-beta-ubuntu-18.04.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/firefox-beta/%s/firefox-beta-ubuntu-20.04.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/firefox-beta/%s/firefox-beta-ubuntu-22.04.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': undefined,
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': undefined,
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/firefox-beta/%s/firefox-beta-ubuntu-22.04-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/firefox-beta/%s/firefox-beta-debian-11.zip',
@@ -178,10 +168,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-20.04.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-20.04-arm64.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-18.04.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-20.04.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-22.04.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': undefined,
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-20.04-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-ubuntu-22.04-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/webkit/%s/webkit-debian-11.zip',
@@ -198,10 +186,8 @@ const DOWNLOAD_PATHS = {
     '<unknown>': undefined,
     'generic-linux': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux.zip',
     'generic-linux-arm64': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux-arm64.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux.zip',
-    'ubuntu18.04-arm64': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu20.04-arm64': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux-arm64.zip',
     'ubuntu22.04-arm64': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux-arm64.zip',
     'debian11': 'builds/ffmpeg/%s/ffmpeg-linux.zip',
@@ -659,7 +645,7 @@ export class Registry {
     }
     const distributionInfo = await getLinuxDistributionInfo();
     if (browserName === 'firefox' && distributionInfo?.id === 'ubuntu' && distributionInfo?.version === '16.04')
-      throw new Error(`Cannot launch Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04! Minimum required Ubuntu version for Firefox browser is 18.04`);
+      throw new Error(`Cannot launch Firefox on Ubuntu 16.04! Minimum required Ubuntu version for Firefox browser is 20.04`);
 
     if (os.platform() === 'linux')
       return await validateDependenciesLinux(sdkLanguage, linuxLddDirectories.map(d => path.join(browserDirectory, d)), dlOpenLibraries);