How to install Visual Studio Code on Linux Mint 18
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I have wrote about the installation of PowerShell Core in Linux Mint 18 yesterday. Today, I want to show you, how to install Visual Studio Code on Linux Mint 18. The installation is really easy:
- Download the deb package
- Install the deb package
- Run Visual Studio Code
You can download the latest packages for Windows, Linux (deb and rpm, if you want even a tar ball), and Mac on the Visual Studio Code download page. Download the deb file. To install the package, open a Terminal window and run dpkg .
patrick@nb-patrick ~/Downloads % sudo dpkg -i code_1.17.1-1507645403_amd64.deb [sudo] password for patrick: Selecting previously unselected package code. (Reading database … 236413 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack code_1.17.1-1507645403_amd64.deb … Unpacking code (1.17.1-1507645403) … Setting up code (1.17.1-1507645403) … Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) … Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) … Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) … patrick@nb-patrick ~/Downloads %
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sudo might ask you for a password. That’s it! Now you can simply start VS Code.After you have installed your favorite extensions, VS Code is ready to code.