getLinuxOSNameVersion fails in debian:unstable/testing docker #773
Description
I'm trying to use setup-uv in a GHA workflow with container: debian:unstable, but it fails with:
Error: Failed to determine Linux distribution. Could not read /etc/os-release or /usr/lib/os-release
I believe this is because if enable-cache: "true" (the default), this line raises:
setup-uv/src/utils/platforms.ts
Line 108 in 0098a75
There's no VERSION_ID in the unstable/testing version of base-files.
Full workflow:
name: XXX
on:
push:
jobs:
xxx:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
container: debian:unstable
steps:
- name: Install prerequisites via apt
env:
DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
run: |
set -ex
apt update
apt install -y git
- uses: actions/checkout@v6
- name: Install uv
uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7(Works fine with enable-cache: "fa;se", so that's a workaround for now.)
Activity
fix: support debian:unstable/testing by falling back to VERSION_CODENAME
fix: support debian:unstable/testing by falling back to VERSION_CODENAME
fix: support debian:unstable/testing by falling back to VERSION_CODENAME
fix: support debian:unstable/testing by falling back to VERSION_CODENAME
fix: support debian:unstable/testing by falling back to VERSION_CODENAME
eifinger commented on Feb 27, 2026
Release https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv/releases/tag/v7.3.1 fixes this
liskin commented on Feb 27, 2026
That was quick, thanks! :-)
Re-enable uv cache in check-distro
fix: fall back to VERSION_CODENAME when VERSION_ID is not available (a…
fix: fall back to distribution ID when os-release has no version field (