Renovate v39 Docker image does not include npm anymore

[neophob]

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We use npm to configure an internal npm repo, that worked fine up to renovate v38 but fails in renovate v39 because npm is not included in the default docker image:

╰─❯ docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:38.142.7 bash
ubuntu@952830c14440:/usr/src/app$ node -v
v20.18.0
ubuntu@952830c14440:/usr/src/app$ npm -v
10.8.2
ubuntu@952830c14440:/usr/src/app$ exit

╰─❯ docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:39.9.4 bash
ubuntu@5a84b6e446a6:/usr/src/app$ node -v
v22.11.0
ubuntu@5a84b6e446a6:/usr/src/app$ npm -v
bash: npm: command not found
ubuntu@5a84b6e446a6:/usr/src/app$

are there specific reasons why npm was removed?

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[rarkins]

You can use the -full image if you need package managers preinstalled.

$ docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/renovatebot/renovate:39.9.4-full bash
ubuntu@60e0475c967b:/usr/src/app$ node --version
v22.11.0
ubuntu@60e0475c967b:/usr/src/app$ npm --version
10.9.0