Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.106.3-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/visual-studio-code-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: visual-studio-code-bin
Description: Visual Studio Code (vscode): Editor for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications (official binary version)
Upstream URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Licenses: custom: commercial
Conflicts: code
Provides: code, vscode
Submitter: dcelasun
Maintainer: dcelasun
Last Packager: dcelasun
Votes: 1577
Popularity: 20.74
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-11-26 15:16 (UTC)

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dcelasun commented on 2017-11-15 06:20 (UTC) (edited on 2025-09-24 09:46 (UTC) by dcelasun)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (read before flagging or commenting!)

  • What is the difference between this package and the one in the community repo?

This is the official binary distribution from Microsoft. The one in the community repo is an unofficial build made from source. Beyond the licence difference and branding, there are some proprietary features not available in the open-source version.

  • There is a new version out, why is the package not updated?

Please check this page before flagging as out-of-date. If there is no new version on that page, it's not yet released. A tag on GitHub is NOT a release! If you can see the new version on the updates page, but the AUR package is still not updated, flag it and give it time. It's usually done within hours.

  • I'm using an AUR helper (yay, yaourt etc.) and I can't install it. Why?

Sometimes AUR helpers do weird things. Download the tarball and install it manually with makepkg -si. If that works, report the problem to your AUR helper's upstream, not here.

  • When I install this package xdg-open uses vscode, not my file manager! How do I fix this?

Install shared-mime-info-gnome gnome-session which now includes mimemapps.

  • Why is $X a dependency? I don't like it.

Just because $X is not required to open the app, doesn't mean there is nothing that depends on it. Always search the comment history on AUR to see if that dependency has been previously discussed before writing your own comment. Still nothing? Then use namcap to make sure it's really not needed. If namcap doesn't complain, please leave a comment here and I'll investigate.

  • Something is broken with the app, where do I report it?

The problem might be a packaging issue (wrong paths, dependencies, icons), so please write a comment here first. If you don't get a reply, or if someone says it's an upstream issue, you can report it on GitHub.

  • I have a problem with this package, can I email you?

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dcelasun commented on 2025-11-18 22:11 (UTC)

GitHub is back online so it should just work now.

ijann commented on 2025-11-18 22:03 (UTC) (edited on 2025-11-18 22:05 (UTC) by ijann)

@JMac, @Adiee5

well what I did was this I downloaded the compromised files

> git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/visual-studio-code-bin.git

donwload files you mention .desktop and xml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vscode/1.106.1/resources/linux/code.desktop
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vscode/1.106.1/resources/linux/code-url-handler.desktop
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vscode/1.106.1/resources/linux/code-workspace.xml

I save the files inside the vscode git folder
then I install

>makepkg -cCifs

JMac commented on 2025-11-18 21:14 (UTC)

@Adiee5 If you are in a hurry, you can comment out the references to the .desktop and .xml files in the PKGBUILD and it will still install. Only those resources come from Github, the actual application comes from a different Microsoft domain.

dcelasun commented on 2025-11-18 20:56 (UTC)

@Adiee5 GitHub is down https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/5q7nmlxz30sk

Adiee5 commented on 2025-11-18 20:53 (UTC)

Error while downloading the 1.106.1-1 update:

  -> Downloading code-1.106.1.desktop.in...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0   0     0   0     0     0     0  --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vscode/1.106.1/resources/linux/code.desktop
    Aborting...

also tested with the traditional makepkg method

leodip commented on 2025-10-30 20:11 (UTC) (edited on 2025-10-30 20:12 (UTC) by leodip)

I get a black screen, from time to time, in vscode. I can still see the minimize and restore/maximize buttons on the top right of the window. If I click them, I can see the contents of vscode again. Then I leave vscode untouched for a few minutes and the contents go black again...

Has anyone experienced this? It doesn't crash, it's just the contents that turn black.

I'm using Gnome 49, wayland. And this vscode package from AUR. My GPU is:

03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 33 [Radeon RX 7600/7600 XT/7600M XT/7600S/7700S / PRO W7600] (rev c0)

jasongodev commented on 2025-10-29 16:39 (UTC) (edited on 2025-10-29 17:10 (UTC) by jasongodev)

code.visualstudio.com is DOWN as of Wed Oct 29, 2025, 16:38:55 UTC

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/273987

Zentino commented on 2025-10-19 13:55 (UTC)

@jasongodev nothing to be blamed with the package. You should clean your AUR helper (eg. yay) cache directory.

jasongodev commented on 2025-10-19 12:10 (UTC) (edited on 2025-10-19 12:11 (UTC) by jasongodev) 

-> error fetching visual-studio-code-bin: You are not currently on a branch.
Please specify which branch you want to rebase against.
See git-pull(1) for details.

    git pull <remote> <branch> 
        context: exit status 1

ferrugo commented on 2025-10-13 00:23 (UTC)

hi

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