[Regression]: Playwright java docker images removed curl binary since 1.47.0 focal releases

[viniciusgava]

Last Good Version

mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.46.0-focal

First Bad Version

mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.47.0-focal

Steps to reproduce

1. Run the following commands below to check that curl is no longer available:

 docker run -it --rm mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.49.0-noble /bin/curl
 docker run -it --rm mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.49.0-jammy /bin/curl
 docker run -it --rm mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.47.0-focal /bin/curl

2. you should see a similar output showing that the curl is no longer available

docker: Error response from daemon: failed to create task for container: failed to create shim task: OCI runtime create failed: runc create failed: unable to start container process: error during container init: exec: "/bin/curl": stat /bin/curl: no such file or directory: unknown.

Expected behavior

1. Run the following command below to check that curl exists in the image:

docker run -it --rm mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.46.0-focal /bin/curl

2. you should see a similar output showing that the curl exists in the image:

curl: try 'curl --help' or 'curl --manual' for more information

It's expected that the curl binary is available in the image.

Actual behavior

Curl binary is not available in the newest images.

Additional context

I am unsure if the docker image no longer has the /bin/curl qualifies as a loss of functionality.

We noticed this change recently while upgrading the playwright. Since AWS ECS requires the bash command for a health check and most of our infrastructure stack uses the curl command for that, it would be nice to have this back in the official docker image.

For now, I have replaced the playwright deployment health check in my infrastructure to use wget, which is still available in the image.

Currently using mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/java:v1.49.0-noble.

Environment

OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
CPU: AMD64
Docker version: 27.4.0, build bde2b89
Linux Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic x86_64

[yury-s]

curl is considered an implementation detail. We switched from curl to wget a few months ago (see #1679) which is why you don't see curl preinstalled. If your code depends on some tools, you should make sure to install them on top of playwright docker image to avoid breakages. As our documentation read, the playwright docker images have browsers and their required system dependencies preinstalled, anything beyond that is a subject to changes.