[BUG] Error: Failed to install msedge

Context:

• Playwright Version: ^1.17.1
• Operating System: Linux
• Node.js version: v16.13.1
• Browser: Edge
• Extra: docker container based on official PW image

Code Snippet

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:bionic
RUN mkdir e2e
WORKDIR /e2e
COPY . .
RUN npm ci

Build container:

docker build -t ffui/e2e .
docker run -e USER_EMAIL -e USER_PASSWORD -it --rm --ipc=host ffui/e2e

Run inside container:

npx playwright install msedge

Describe the bug

Edge is not installed.

root@b4774535b186:/e2e# npx playwright install msedge
++ arch
+ [[ x86_64 == \a\a\r\c\h\6\4 ]]
+ is_user_root
+ '[' 0 -eq 0 ']'
+ maybesudo=
+ dpkg --get-selections
+ grep -q '^microsoft-edge-stable[[:space:]]*install$'
+ command -v curl
+ curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
+ gpg --dearmor
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   983  100   983    0     0   1201      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  1200
+ install -o root -g root -m 644 /tmp/microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
+ sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-stable.list'
+ rm /tmp/microsoft.gpg
+ apt-get update
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [242 kB]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]                                                                                
Get:3 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease [6817 B]                                                                                  
Err:3 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease                                                                                        
  Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]                                                                               
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]                                                                     
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [1344 kB]                                                                     
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages [11.3 MB]                                
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [26.8 kB]         
Get:9 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_16.x bionic InRelease [4584 B]                   
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [2459 kB]             
Get:11 https://deb.nodesource.com/node_16.x bionic/main amd64 Packages [770 B]             
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages [689 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64 Packages [1444 kB] 
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/restricted amd64 Packages [13.5 kB]                                                                                                       
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse amd64 Packages [186 kB]                                                                                                        
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [2225 kB]                                                                                                 
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [34.4 kB]                                                                                               
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [725 kB]                                                                                                
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [2898 kB]                                                                                                     
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 Packages [11.4 kB]                                                                                               
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/main amd64 Packages [11.3 kB]                                                                                                   
Reading package lists... Done                                                                                                                                                            
E: Failed to fetch https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge/dists/stable/InRelease  Clearsigned file isn't valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
E: The repository 'https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
+ microsoft-edge-stable --version
/e2e/node_modules/playwright/node_modules/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_stable_linux.sh: line 32: microsoft-edge-stable: command not found
Failed to install browsers
Error: Failed to install msedge

[yermulnik]

This a known though not yet fixed issue: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/the-edge-for-linux-deb-repository-is-not-working-today/m-p/3029703/thread-id/51108

[emakhachek]

Working. Thanks.