Update ubuntu-latest to Ubuntu 24.04

Fixes actions#10636

Update workflows and documentation to use Ubuntu 24.04 image for `ubuntu-latest` label.

* **Workflows**
  - Update `.github/workflows/check-pinned-versions.yml`, `.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml`, `.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml`, `.github/workflows/create_sbom_report.yml`, `.github/workflows/merge_pull_request.yml`, `.github/workflows/powershell-tests.yml`, `.github/workflows/update_github_release.yml`, and `.github/workflows/validate-json-schema.yml` to use `runs-on: ubuntu-24.04`.

* **Documentation**
  - Update `images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md` to include a note about the removal of certain tools and packages.
  - Update `README.md` to reflect the change in the `ubuntu-latest` label to Ubuntu 24.04 and include information about the software differences between Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04.

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.github/workflows/check-pinned-versions.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   check-pinning-dates:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       # only required for workflows in private repositories
       actions: read

.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Create_pull_request:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/create_sbom_report.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   sbom-check:
     outputs:
       check_status: ${{ steps.check.outputs.status }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Check release for ${{ github.event.client_payload.ReleaseBranchName }}
       id: check

.github/workflows/merge_pull_request.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Merge_pull_request:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/powershell-tests.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   powershell-tests:
     name: PowerShell tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
             Invoke-Pester -Output Detailed "helpers/software-report-base/tests"
-        
+        

.github/workflows/update_github_release.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Update_GitHub_release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/validate-json-schema.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   validate-json-schema:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3

images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md

@@ -317,3 +317,21 @@ Use the following command as a part of your job to start the service: 'sudo syst
 | xz-utils               | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1build0.1 |
 | zip                    | 3.0-13ubuntu0.2             |
 | zsync                  | 0.6.2-5build1               |
+
+### Removed Tools and Packages
+- Heroku CLI
+- Leiningen
+- Mono / MSBuild / NuGet
+- Terraform
+- R
+- SVN
+- Alibaba Cloud CLI
+- Netlify CLI
+- OpenShift CLI
+- ORAS CLI
+- Vercel CLI
+- Bindgen / Cbindgen
+- Cargo audit/clippy/outdated
+- MS SQL Server Client Tools
+- MarkdownPS Module
+- Cached Docker images