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Created January 5, 2026 19:59
Playwright on Arch Linux - use system Chromium instead of bundled

Playwright on Arch Linux - just use system Chromium

So you're on Arch and Playwright is being a pain? Yeah, same. Here's what happens:

$ npm init playwright@latest
BEWARE: your OS is not officially supported by Playwright; installing dependencies for ubuntu24.04-x64 as a fallback.
Installing dependencies...
sh: line 1: apt-get: command not found
Failed to install browsers