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docs: add download location to the FAQ (#7339)

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Co-authored-by: Mathias Bynens <mathias@qiwi.be>
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@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ npm i puppeteer
# or "yarn add puppeteer"
```
Note: When you install Puppeteer, it downloads a recent version of Chromium (~170MB Mac, ~282MB Linux, ~280MB Win) that is guaranteed to work with the API. To skip the download, or to download a different browser, see [Environment variables](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/v10.0.0/docs/api.md#environment-variables).
Note: When you install Puppeteer, it downloads a recent version of Chromium (~170MB Mac, ~282MB Linux, ~280MB Win) that is guaranteed to work with the API. To skip the download, download into another path, or download a different browser, see [Environment variables](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/v10.0.0/docs/api.md#environment-variables).
### puppeteer-core
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We have a [troubleshooting](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md) guide for various operating systems that lists the required dependencies.
#### Q: Chromium gets downloaded on every `npm ci` run. How can I cache the download?
The default download path is `node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium`. However, you can change that path with the `PUPPETTER_DOWNLOAD_PATH` environment variable.
Puppeteer uses that variable to resolve the Chromium executable location during launch, so you don’t need to specify `PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH` as well.
For example, if you wish to keep the Chromium download in `~/.npm/chromium`:
```sh
export PUPPETEER_DOWNLOAD_PATH=~/.npm/chromium
npm ci
# by default the Chromium executable path is inferred
# from the download path
npm test
# a new run of npm ci will check for the existence of
# Chromium in ~/.npm/chromium
npm ci
```
#### Q: How do I try/test a prerelease version of Puppeteer?
You can check out this repo or install the latest prerelease from npm: