Update operating system minimum version to Ubuntu 20.04 #5515
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This PR updates the Ubuntu version in the list of supported operating systems under the section Getting Started > Installing Cypress > System requirements > Operating System
from
12.04
and aboveto
20.04
and aboveBackground
Getting Started > Installing Cypress > System requirements > Node.js lists Node.js
18
,20
and above as being supported.The Node.js 18 announcement provides detailed information in the Toolchain and Compiler Upgrades section which lists:
additionally it states:
Node.js 18 > BUILDING.md lists more detailed information.
The release notes of Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (Bionic Beaver) include the text "WARNING: Release reached End of Life".
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) is therefore the earliest version which is supported by Node.js
18
and is compatible with the prebuilt binaries of Node.js18
.Attempting to run
node
ornpm
from Node.js18.18.0
LTS on Ubuntu18.04.6
LTS (Bionic Beaver) fails with the fatal error message: