Install package with sudo for non-root users by default

action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ inputs:
     description: |-
       Install dependent packages for Google Chrome/Chromium (Linux only).
     default: false
+  no-sudo:
+    description: |-
+      Do not use sudo to install Google Chrome/Chromium (Linux only).
+    default: false
 outputs:
   chrome-version:
     description: 'The installed Google Chrome/Chromium version. Useful when given a latest version.'

src/dependencies.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ const SUSE_BASED_DEPENDENT_PACKAGES = [
   "mozilla-nss",
 ];
 
-const installDependencies = async (platform: Platform): Promise<void> => {
+const installDependencies = async (
+  platform: Platform,
+  { noSudo }: { noSudo: boolean },
+) => {
   if (platform.os !== "linux") {
     core.warning(
       `install-dependencies is only supported on Linux, but current platform is ${platform.os}`,
@@ -79,8 +82,9 @@ const installDependencies = async (platform: Platform): Promise<void> => {
     }
     throw new Error(`Unsupported OS: ${osReleaseId}`);
   })();
+  const sudo = !noSudo && process.getuid?.() !== 0;
 
-  await pkg.install(packages);
+  await pkg.install(packages, { sudo });
 };
 
 export { installDependencies };

src/index.ts

@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const platform = getPlatform();
     const flagInstallDependencies =
       core.getInput("install-dependencies") === "true";
+    const noSudo = core.getInput("no-sudo") === "true";
 
     if (flagInstallDependencies) {
       core.info("Installing dependencies");
-      await installDependencies(platform);
+      await installDependencies(platform, { noSudo });
     }
 
     core.info(`Setup chromium ${version}`);