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Puppeteer: Extraction failed: Required native binary ('tar.exe' or 'unzip') was not found in the s...
Archive extraction cannot find a required native tar.exe/unzip tool.
Archive extraction cannot find a required native tar.exe/unzip tool.
Error message
Extraction failed: Required native binary ('tar.exe' or 'unzip') was not found in the s...
How this error happens
A minimal environment can lack the native archive tools used to unpack a browser. Downloading a ZIP is not enough if no supported extractor is available.
The failing command assumes the installer cannot find the native archive tool required by that format.
npx puppeteer browsers install
How to fix
On a Debian/Ubuntu build host, install the required extraction utility before retrying.
apt-get update
apt-get install -y unzip
npx puppeteer browsers install
Things to keep in mind
Provision OS tools in the image-build phase. On Windows, check that the required tar.exe is present and reachable through PATH. Do not disable archive validation.