[BUG] browserType.launch: Chromium distribution 'chrome' is not found (circleci)

Context:

• Playwright Version: 1.16.3
• Operating System: Linux
• Node.js version: v16.13.0
• Browser: Chromium
• Extra: @playwright/test, CircleCi - run playwright with docker-compose

Code Snippet

I’m using the following dockerfile for the playwright:

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:focal
WORKDIR /usr/e2e
COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
RUN yarn install
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget
RUN npx playwright install chrome // why this command doesn't help?
COPY . ./
RUN yarn build

Playwright config:

const config = {
  use: {
    baseURL: process.env.REACT_APP_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
    viewport: viewport,
    ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
  },
  globalSetup: require.resolve('./playwright/global.ts'),
  projects: [
    {
      name: 'Chrome Stable',
      use: {
        browserName: 'chromium',
        channel: 'chrome',
      },
    },
    {
      name: 'Desktop Safari',
      use: {
        browserName: 'webkit',
      },
    },
    {
      name: 'Desktop Firefox',
      use: {
        browserName: 'firefox',
      },
    },
  ],
  retries: 2,
}

Describe the bug

I’m not sure is it a playwright problem or circleci but anyway…

When i start playwright locally - everything is good, tests are completed successfully. When I run tests in the docker-compose in circleci with caching option docker_layer_caching: true - get the error (without this option tests finish successfully):

browserType.launch: Chromium distribution 'chrome' is not found at /opt/google/chrome/chrome
    Run "npx playwright install chrome"

Everything worked in the previous months, but this error began to appear a few weeks ago. Safari and firefox work well.

Tried suggestions from https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/9858 - it didn’t help.

Any ideas? Maybe someone has faced such a problem?

[mxschmitt]

FYI Having this issue with mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.21.0-focal

You are using channels. Channels need to be installed manually using npx playwright install chrome

[worph]

FYI Having this issue with mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.21.0-focal