ci(visual): cache apt packages for heavy Linux DEs#29
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Summary
KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, and Budgie pull hundreds of MB of apt packages on every visual-tray run. Adds
awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@v1.6.0for those three matrix entries so subsequent runs skip the download phase.cache_apt: trueflag on the KDE/Cinnamon/Budgie matrix entries routes them through the cache action; everything else uses regularapt-get install.v1.6.0(latest stable, published 2025-10-15) and scoped toversion: '1.0'— bump that string to invalidate caches if the heavy DE package set ever changes.Expected saving: ~30–60s per heavy run on cache hits. Today's KDE/Budgie 17–20min times were mostly GHA queue wait, not install — this won't fix that, but it does trim real wall-clock when runners are responsive.
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