Google Cloud CLI (gcloud) is missing in the latest 24.04 Ubuntu update

[PHGLPagani]

Description

Our GHAs depend on Google Cloud CLI 495.0.0 (gcloud), which was previously present in Ubuntu 22.04 image is no longer present in the Ubuntu 24.04 image.

As a result our builds are failing. This is a similar issue to what was flagged on issue #10767

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Image version and build link

Working Image: Ubuntu 22.04
Non-Working Image: Ubuntu 24.04

Is it regression?

Ubuntu 22.04

Expected behavior

gcloud is available

Actual behavior

gcloud is not available

Repro steps

1. Run anything using gcloud CLI in the latest ubuntu runner version.
2. It fails because of missing gcloud CLI.

[soroshansari]

I fixed the issue by adding this additional step to set up Cloud SDK first.

      - name: 'Set up Cloud SDK'
        uses: 'google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2'
        with:
          version: '>= 363.0.0'

[RaviAkshintala]

Hi @PHGLPagani Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We are looking into this issue and will update you on this issue after investigating.

[hemanthmanga]

Hi @PHGLPagani, This PR will be resolve your issue. Thanks.

[hemanthmanga]

Hi @PHGLPagani , The new image 20241103.1 has been rolled out, We are closing this issue. Thanks.