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)

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 Please check this page AND this page before flagging as out-of-date.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

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electricprism commented on 2019-09-17 18:43 (UTC)

Seems like more people should know this bin package tracks their telemetry and sends it back to Microsoft.

To remove that caveat people should us vscodium-bin https://vscodium.com/

Just learned this myself and am switching away.

dcelasun commented on 2019-08-29 12:45 (UTC) (edited on 2019-10-18 09:57 (UTC) by dcelasun)

@brainplot thanks for letting me know. Looks like Electron has already set the default to gio, so I've replaced gvfs dependency with glib2 (which provides gio). Anyone wishing to use other thrash implementations can set ELECTRON_THRASH environment variable as described in the wiki.

brainplot commented on 2019-08-29 12:20 (UTC) (edited on 2019-08-29 12:20 (UTC) by brainplot)

The gvfs optional dependency should be removed. As per the wiki (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Visual_Studio_Code#Unable_to_move_items_to_trash), Electron doesn't necessarily need gvfs to move files to the Trash. An environment variable needs to be set to tell Electron which program to use.

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dcelasun commented on 2019-08-03 20:11 (UTC) (edited on 2019-08-03 20:11 (UTC) by dcelasun)

@dehein binutils is in the base-devel group which is mandatory for installing AUR packages. Quoting from the wiki:

Packages in the AUR assume that the base-devel group is installed, i.e. they do not list the group's members as dependencies explicitly.

dehein commented on 2019-08-03 20:03 (UTC)

Please add binutils as dependency

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