Fix Ubuntu container versions and update pip step

Updated Ubuntu container versions and modified steps for Python setup.

Author: gowridurgad

.github/workflows/testing1087.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: self-hosted
 
     container:
-      image: ubuntu:24.04
+      image: ubuntu:20.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.8"
-
-      - name: Verify Python
+      - name: Upgrade pip
         run: |
-          python --version
-          python -c "import ssl; print(ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION)"
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+
+     
 
   ubuntu-24-second:
     name: Step 2 - Ubuntu 24.04 container
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: ubuntu-20-first
 
     container:
-      image: ubuntu:20.04
+      image: ubuntu:24.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -50,16 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             apt-get update && apt-get install -y sudo
           fi
       - name: Fix pip cache permissions
-        run: sudo chown -R $(whoami) /github/home
-      # - name: Clear cache
-      #   run: |
-      #       rm -rf "${{ runner.tool_cache }}" "${{ runner.tool_cache }}.old"
-      #       mkdir -p "${{ runner.tool_cache }}"
-      - name: Clear tool cache
-        run: |
-          rm -rf /__w/_tool/Python
-          echo "Verify cleared:"
-          ls -la /__w/_tool/
+        run: sudo chown -R $(whoami) /github/home  
 
 
       - name: Setup Python 3.8