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Install GitLab Runner as a separate layer for caching

What does this merge request do and why?

Attempt to reduce the amount of memory needed to build Gitpod image with podman. A patch from !2782 (closed).

The MR removes GITLAB_RUNNER_DISABLE_SKEL=true which is the default since 14.0.

I am also leaving apt cache, because if it is not cleaned up immediately, it will increase the size of image anyway. And if is it removed at this point, then support/bootstrap-packages will have to redownload it, which will increase image build time. I believe the build time is more critical here.

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