[Python] Playwright install fails on Ubuntu 24.04 due to missing system dependencies, even...

I'm trying to set up Playwright for Python on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat).

Here are the steps I followed:

• 
  Created a virtual environment:
  
  python3 -m venv venv
  source venv/bin/activate
• 
  Installed Playwright and other dependencies:
  
  pip install playwright rich python-dotenv
• 
  Then tried to install the browsers:
  
  playwright install

But I received this warning:

```
Playwright Host validation warning:
Host system is missing dependencies to run browsers.
Please install them with the following command:
sudo playwright install-deps
```

• 
  However, since Playwright is installed inside a venv, I can't run sudo playwright install-deps (it says command not found).
  
  
• 
  I manually tried installing the recommended system packages:
  
  sudo apt-get install -y libnss3 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libxss1 libasound2 libgbm1 libgtk-3-0 libxshmfence-dev libxrandr2 libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxi6
• 
  Some packages like libasound2 and libevent-2.1-7t64 either don't exist or have been renamed in Ubuntu 24.04 (e.g., libasound2t64 instead of libasound2).
  
  
• 
  Even after manually installing what I could, running playwright install still gives the same missing dependencies error.
  

Problem Summary:

• playwright install fails because system libraries expected by Playwright are not available or have changed names in Ubuntu 24.04.
• Manually installing libraries does not fully solve the issue.
• I just want to use Playwright for simple browser automation scripts (not using it for testing or running Pytest).

What I'm asking:


✅ Is there a clean, stable way to set up Playwright on Ubuntu 24.04 without dependency issues?
✅ Is using Docker with the official Playwright image the recommended solution here?
✅ Or is there a native way to fix it without switching to Docker?

I'm looking for a stable, simple, and maintainable solution to run Playwright automation scripts.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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