AUR (en) - visual-studio-code-bin

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:	1668
Popularity:	31.68
First Submitted:	2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated:	2026-05-20 10:43 (UTC)

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?

This package depends on both the official tarball and files from GitHub. Please check this page AND this page before flagging as out-of-date. If the new version isn't on both pages, this package cannot be updated! If you can see the new version on both pages, 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?

No, you won't get a reply. Please stop doing this. Leave a comment here instead and be patient.

@mazix the latest version is still 1.80.2 here.

@mazix if there is a new version out you're welcome to use "Flag package out-of-date" in this page instead of commenting please

update version please

If you encounter keyring-related errors, the --password-store option may be helpful.

gnome-keyring: --password-store=gnome

KWallet: --password-store=kwallet5

ref: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chromium#Force_a_password_store

@dcelasun Thanks. I've already filed a "bug" report for uutils: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/5027

@TheDcoder it's just a mistake, I'll fix it in the next release. Keep in mind that coreutils (the GNU one) is mandatory for AUR packages. Third party reimplementations are unsupported. It's on them to be compatible with GNU, bug for bug.

Why is cp -r "${srcdir}/${_pkg}/"* "${pkgdir}/opt/${_pkgname}" -R being used in the PKGBUILD? What's the reason behind specifying the recursive flag multiple times?

Build fails when using uutils-coreutils since their cp doesn't accept more than one recursive flag.

@PHLAK thank you for pointing that out. Fixed scaling for me on my new wayland setup. I had tried the arguments pointed out in the ArchWiki for electron, but it only worked with the sole --ozone-platform-hint=auto.

@stepinsilence I just tried using --ozone-platform-hint=auto (removing all other launch options) and it seems to be working well. 👍️

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dcelasun commented on 2017-11-15 06:20 (UTC) (edited on 2026-01-23 13:07 (UTC) by dcelasun)

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dcelasun commented on 2023-07-29 17:37 (UTC)

FabioLolix commented on 2023-07-29 16:44 (UTC)

mazix commented on 2023-07-29 16:42 (UTC)

Takumi commented on 2023-07-06 23:46 (UTC) (edited on 2023-07-06 23:49 (UTC) by Takumi)

TheDcoder commented on 2023-07-03 06:48 (UTC)

dcelasun commented on 2023-07-03 06:25 (UTC)

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Camrais commented on 2023-06-28 07:16 (UTC)

PHLAK commented on 2023-06-16 17:00 (UTC)