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How to install Visual Studio Code on linuxmint-18.03

To install Visual Studio Code on linuxmint-18.03


Visual Studio Code is a free source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It supports features such as navigation, syntax highlighting, bracket matching, snippets and many more. It also supports various languages and has an integrated terminal with the ability to handle multiple instances.

Installation

Download the visual studio code application using wget command.

linuxhelp ~ # wget https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net/stable/24f62626b222e9a8313213fb64b10d741a326288/code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb
--2018-06-18 08:05:18--  https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net/stable/24f62626b222e9a8313213fb64b10d741a326288/code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb
Resolving az764295.vo.msecnd.net (az764295.vo.msecnd.net)... 117.18.232.200
Connecting to az764295.vo.msecnd.net (az764295.vo.msecnd.net)|117.18.232.200|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 46709080 (45M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘ code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb’ 

code_1.24.1-1528912196_a 100%[=================================> ]  44.54M  1.18MB/s    in 40s     

2018-06-18 08:05:58 (1.12 MB/s) - ‘ code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb’  saved [46709080/46709080]

Now, install the visual studio code application using gdebi.

linuxhelp ~ # ls
code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb
linuxhelp ~ # gdebi code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done

Code editing. Redefined.

 Visual Studio Code is a new choice of tool that combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for the core edit-build-debug cycle. See


https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux for installation instructions and FAQ.
Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
Selecting previously unselected package code.
(Reading database ... 221200 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack code_1.24.1-1528912196_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking code (1.24.1-1528912196) ...
Setting up code (1.24.1-1528912196) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
linuxhelp ~ #


Once the application is installed you can access from the menu as follows

Visual studio code application.

Version of visual studio code application.

With this, the method to install Visual Studio Code on linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
What are all the features of visual studio code in ubuntu?
A
the features of visual studio are,


Tabs


Languages


Extensions


Workbench


Editor
Q
Which OS's are supported?
A
VS Code runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. See Requirements for the supported versions. You can find more platform specific details under SETUP.
Q
How do I find the VS Code version?
A
You can find the VS Code version information in the About dialog box.

On macOS, go to Code > About Visual Studio Code.

On Windows and Linux, go to Help > About.

The VS Code version is the
Q
How can I run a portable version of VS Code?
A
Yes, VS Code has a Portable Mode which lets you keep settings and data in the same location as your installation, for example, on a USB drive.
Q
What is the VS Code is blank?
A
The Electron shell used by Visual Studio Code has trouble with some GPU (graphics processing unit) hardware acceleration. If VS Code is displaying a blank (empty) main window, you can try dis