Visual Studio Code on Linux

Installation

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux

• Update your system’s package list to ensure you get the latest version of VS Code:

sudo apt update

• Install dependencies required for adding repositories over HTTPS

sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https curl

• VS Code is published by Microsoft, and you’ll need to add its GPG key to verify the integrity of the downloaded packages:

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg

• Add the VS Code repository to your system

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'

• Update your package list again and install VS Code

sudo apt update
sudo apt install code

• Once the installation is complete, you can launch Visual Studio Code from the terminal

code

Alternative Method: Install VS Code via Snap

• If you prefer, you can install VS Code using snap, which is an easy method:

sudo snap install --classic code

Remote Development in VS Code using SSH

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh