Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.121.0-1

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: 1668
Popularity: 31.05
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-05-20 10:43 (UTC)

Required by (26)

Sources (7)

Pinned Comments

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

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 Please check this page AND this page before flagging as out-of-date.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.

Latest Comments

« First ‹ Previous 1 .. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 .. 90 Next › Last »

dcelasun commented on 2021-02-12 11:27 (UTC)

@cusidawgs it's not crashing for me. Perhaps you should report it upstream?

cusidawgs commented on 2021-02-12 11:25 (UTC)

Is it just me or the new version crashes on my installation. Followed all steps on the pinned comment and deleted every vscode configuration folder, yet the problem still persists

mcmar commented on 2021-02-11 22:54 (UTC)

Thank you @bulletmark. I'm not using yay, but the package cache was the issue.

dcelasun commented on 2021-02-11 21:01 (UTC)

Also refer to the stickied FAQ please, particularly the third bullet point.

bulletmark commented on 2021-02-11 21:00 (UTC)

@mcmar, delete the cached file, e.g rm -rf ~/.cache/yay/visual-studio-code-bin then run yay again.

dcelasun commented on 2021-02-11 20:58 (UTC)

@mcmar I've pushed a new release with updated checksums. Did you try installing 1.53.1-2?

mcmar commented on 2021-02-11 20:54 (UTC)

@dcelasun I don't understand. You said it "should be fine now" and then said "read the comment below". I read all the comments and it's not fine. The package update still fails. What's the fix?

emptyDir commented on 2021-02-11 20:23 (UTC)

@dcelasun thanks!

dcelasun commented on 2021-02-11 19:44 (UTC)

@GeneralPoxter read the comment below.

GeneralPoxter commented on 2021-02-11 19:43 (UTC)

I got the following error:

==> Validating source_x86_64 files with sha256sums...
    code_x64_1.53.1.tar.gz ... FAILED
==> ERROR: One or more files did not pass the validity check!
error downloading sources: visual-studio-code-bin

« First ‹ Previous 1 .. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 .. 90 Next › Last »