How To Install Microsoft Visual Studio Code on Linux

To install Microsoft Visual Studio Code on Linux, follow these steps:

1. Download the Visual Studio Code installer for Linux from the Visual Studio Code website.

2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the installer.

3. Use the chmod command to make the installer executable:

chmod +x code-stable-<version>.<architecture>.deb

4. Install Visual Studio Code using the dpkg command:

sudo dpkg -i code-stable-<version>.<architecture>.deb

5. If you encounter any dependency issues during the installation, you can use the apt-get command to install the missing dependencies:

sudo apt-get install -f

6. Launch Visual Studio Code by running the code command in the terminal or by clicking on the Visual Studio Code icon in the application launcher.

Note: If you are using a different Linux distribution, you can download the Visual Studio Code package for your distribution from the Visual Studio Code website and follow the appropriate installation instructions for your distribution.