Visual Studio Code is a popular source-code editor originally developed by Microsoft for Windows, but can now be installed on Linux and macOS. It is redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.
For RHEL/CentOS Linux distributions, the Visual Studio Code package is available on an RPM repository maintained by Microsoft.
Step 1: Import Microsoft GPG key
Step 1 is to import the GPG key used for signing the packages.
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.ascOnce this is done, proceed to step 2.
Step 2: Add VS Code repository
Once the GPG key is added, continue to add the VS Code repository.
sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/vscode.repo <<ADDREPO
[code]
name=Visual Studio Code
baseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscode
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
ADDREPOStep 3: Install Visual Studio Code on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
We’re now ready to install Visual Studio Code on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8. All you need to do is run the following command on your terminal.
sudo dnf install codeWhen prompted to Agree to installation, press “y“.
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Updating Subscription Management repositories.
Visual Studio Code 924 B/s | 2.9 kB 00:03
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
code x86_64 1.34.0-1557958058.el7 code 66 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total download size: 66 M
Installed size: 189 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:See all the information regarding installed package.
$ rpm -qi code
Name : code
Version : 1.34.0
Release : 1557958058.el7
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Sat 25 May 2019 01:56:39 AM EDT
Group : Development/Tools
Size : 198482898
License : Multiple, see https://code.visualstudio.com/license
Signature : RSA/SHA256, Thu 16 May 2019 01:58:00 PM EDT, Key ID eb3e94adbe1229cf
Source RPM : code-1.34.0-1557958058.el7.src.rpm
Build Date : Wed 15 May 2019 06:07:51 PM EDT
Build Host : 5dcb5d0bcd2d
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager : Visual Studio Code Team <[email protected]>
Vendor : Microsoft Corporation
URL : https://code.visualstudio.com/
Summary : Code editing. Redefined.
...................Step 4: Launch Visual Studio Code on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
After installing any package, you’ll definitely want to use it. To launch Visual Studio Code on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8, you can use CLI
$ code
or Gnome Activities search function.
You should see the VS Code welcome window.
Enjoy your development with Visual Studio Code on Fedora. Check a comprehensive guide on how to use VS Code. Watching Introductory Videos should also help you get started.
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