Installation VSCode on Ubuntu

"Learn how to quickly and easily set up Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu with this step-by-step guide."

Installing VSCode on Ubuntu

Visual Studio Code, or VSCode, is a lightweight, open source code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports a wide range of programming languages and provides an integrated development environment (IDE) with intelligent code completion, debugging, and refactoring.

This tutorial will show you how to install VSCode on Ubuntu. Before starting, make sure that you have the latest version of Ubuntu installed on your system.

The easiest way to install VSCode on Ubuntu is to use the Snap store. Snap is a package manager for Ubuntu that allows you to easily install and manage applications. To install VSCode from the Snap store, open a terminal window and enter the following command:

sudo snap install code --classic

This command will install the latest version of VSCode from the Snap store. Once the installation is complete, you can launch VSCode from the Applications menu or by running the following command:

code

Another way to install VSCode on Ubuntu is to use the apt package manager. To do this, open a terminal window and enter the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install code

This will install the latest version of VSCode from the official Ubuntu package repository. Once the installation is complete, you can launch VSCode from the Applications menu or by running the following command:

code

VSCode can also be installed from the official Microsoft website. To do this, go to the VSCode download page, select the Ubuntu version, and follow the on-screen instructions. Once the installation is complete, you can launch VSCode from the Applications menu or by running the following command:

code

VSCode is now installed on your system and ready to use. You can start writing code, debugging, and refactoring your code with the powerful integrated development environment (IDE) that VSCode provides.