[fix] EXPERIMENT: Switch to use minideb base image to fix glibc compatibility issues #23376
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Motivation
Adding real glibc to Alpine based image is not a supported configuration and in Ariadne Conill's words: "Combining glibc and musl runtimes is basically all but guaranteed to create an unstable environment, unless the system is appropriately configured (glibc side uses glibc binaries only, and vice versa)."
We have multiple issues which could be caused by the unstable environment:
Modifications
Experiment in switching to use bitnami:minideb base image.
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