ci: update cache before install

[vertex451]

Description

Ubuntu's package repository updated and removed the old package version libudev-dev_255.4-1ubuntu8.11. The CI system is trying to fetch a specific old version that no longer exists in the repository.

Changes

• Replaced apt install with apt-get install which is more suitable for scripts
• added apt-get update to update cache before install
• Added a cleanup step to free up the runner space. I remove not used staff like dotnet, android, haskell deps.

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Walkthrough

Updated GitHub Actions CI: the Ubuntu setup action now runs apt-get update before installing packages, and the tests workflow adds a "Free disk space" step that removes specific system directories prior to build steps.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
GitHub Actions Ubuntu Setup .github/actions/setup-ubuntu/action.yaml	Changed install step from a single-line sudo apt install -y … to a multi-line shell script that runs sudo apt-get update then sudo apt-get install -y ….
Tests workflow — free disk step .github/workflows/tests.yaml	Added a "Free disk space" step in the build-bins job that removes specific directories (/usr/share/dotnet, Android libs, GHC dirs) before setup/build.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Poem

🐰 apt-get wake, then tidy the den,

I hop and I clear where the old files have been,
Packages fresh, the workflow takes flight,
CI hums softly into the night.

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'ci: update cache before install' directly matches the primary change of adding apt-get update before install in the setup-ubuntu action.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Description check	✅ Passed	The PR description clearly explains the problem (outdated package version in Ubuntu repository) and details the changes made (apt-get update, apt install replacement, disk cleanup).

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• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch artem/fix/CI

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Actionable comments posted: 0

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

.github/actions/setup-ubuntu/action.yaml (1)

17-19: LGTM! This correctly fixes the CI failure.

The addition of apt-get update ensures the package cache is refreshed before installation, which resolves the issue with the removed libudev-dev version. The switch from apt to apt-get is also a good practice for scripting, as apt-get provides a more stable interface for automated environments.

Optional: Consider adding error handling for network resilience

For improved robustness against transient network issues, you could add retry logic or explicit error handling:

 run: |
-  sudo apt-get update
-  sudo apt-get install -y make direnv unzip lz4 wget curl npm jq pv coreutils libudev-dev
+  sudo apt-get update || { echo "apt-get update failed, retrying..."; sleep 5; sudo apt-get update; }
+  sudo apt-get install -y make direnv unzip lz4 wget curl npm jq pv coreutils libudev-dev

Or for stricter error handling:

 run: |
+  set -e
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y make direnv unzip lz4 wget curl npm jq pv coreutils libudev-dev

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[vertex451]

After I fixed version issue I started to hit out of space error.
Decided to cleanup github action runner deps that are not used in our case.

[vertex451]

Moved the solution to akash-network/support#406