| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/visual-studio-code-bin.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| 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: | 1493 |
| Popularity: | 17.22 |
| First Submitted: | 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2025-02-13 18:48 (UTC) |
I'm on Gnome as well and I don't have this behaviour you are describing. Still, see this reddit thread for a solution.
By the way, this is upstream behaviour, not something specific to the Arch package.
EDIT: I've updated the stickied FAQ with this information.
It doesn't purposefuly try to hijack it, but it does as a side effect of setting it's support for inode/directory. Most editors do support opening folders as well but don't declare it on their .desktop files; so far this has been the only case I have had this happen with an editor (I did have a similar issue when installing multiple file managers though). Also, I did try to use xdg-open (which is DE independent afaik) to make sure it wasn't a gnome specific issue or had something to do with my own configuration before checking the .desktop file and coming here to check if it was a known issue. You own the package so feel free to keep it as it is, just be aware this same issue could happen to more people.
This package doesn't hijack anything. Visual Studio Code can open directories, so the desktop file declares support for it. If your desktop environment makes that the default, there should be a way to change it. If there isn't, that's a problem with that DE, not this package.
Like @noirscape mentioned, this package is hijacking the inode/directory mimetype; the .desktop file provided with the package explicitly sets itself as the application to open folders, which I assume is something most users don't want.
Not entirely sure why this is happening, but for some reason the package ends up prioritizing itself for inode/directory for me, which causes things related to xdg-open to use VS Code.
While I can change it manually back each time by editing the relevant line in /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache, it would be handy if there's some sort of way to repair it without having to do that on each update.
@Gonzalo2683 you can use the same process. Download the package, extract it and install with makepkg -si.
I'm new to arch, I've installed the previous version of visual studio code with the command makepkg -s, how do I update to the latest version?
I'm using deepin and still the old logo
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dcelasun commented on 2017-11-15 06:20 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-06 21:33 (UTC) by dcelasun)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (read before flagging or commenting!)
This is the official binary distribution from Microsoft. The one in the community repo is an unofficial build made from source. Beyond the license difference and branding, there are some proprietary features not available in the open source version.
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 a day or two.
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.xdg-openuses vscode, not my file manager! How do I fix this?Install shared-mime-info-gnome. Also see this reddit thread.
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.
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.
No, you won't get a reply. Please stop doing this. Leave a comment here instead and be patient.