Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.130.0-1

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: 1698
Popularity: 28.88
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-07-22 18:51 (UTC)

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dcelasun commented on 2017-11-15 06:20 (UTC) (edited on 2026-06-04 12:33 (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 the official tarball. Please check this page before flagging as out-of-date. If the new version isn't on that page, this package cannot be updated! If you can see the new version there, 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?

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

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Det commented on 2020-05-08 00:37 (UTC)

shrug yea, maintainers rarely wanna co-maintain (even me back when I was doing it).

mixedCase commented on 2020-05-08 00:35 (UTC)

@Det Yep, I can do the actual download and replace with the actual checksum just as easily, but doing an extra git commit and push would allow me to share it, just wanted to check if that was an option.

Det commented on 2020-05-07 23:09 (UTC) (edited on 2020-05-07 23:23 (UTC) by Det)

@mixedCase, well.. on quick glance looks like you could maintain this locally with:

pkgver=$(curl -sL https://code.visualstudio.com/updates | grep -Pom1 "version \K[^)]*") # cut up from after "version " to the first ")" ("<h1>April 2020 (version 1.45)</h1>"), -m1: use only first result
pkgrel=1 # reset
sha256sums[0]='SKIP'

Put it at the end of the PKGBUILD, and it's a portable piece of text that doesn't even conflict with anything.

mixedCase commented on 2020-05-07 22:50 (UTC)

@dcelasun Yes, and thank you for keeping it within reasonable bounds all this time!. I'm offering because I update packages within the hour (usually less), since I automate new release checks to fire an e-mail usually before an user files the package as out of date, edit the PKGBUILD, make some quick tests and ship it.

As for my personal reason, I've been working with VS Code much more often recently and the damned gear with the notification gets on my nerves, but I understand being hesitant.

Let me know if you do change your mind :)

dcelasun commented on 2020-05-07 21:51 (UTC)

@mixedCase thanks for the offer! Over the years I've managed to keep this updated within hours of release. I'll ping you if that becomes untenable in the future.

mixedCase commented on 2020-05-07 20:54 (UTC)

Hi @dcelasun. I've been using your package for, well a couple of years now. I've noticed that MS tends to release updates during my office hours, making it practical for me to help out making version bumps shortly after releases occur. Would you accept a co-maintainer?

dcelasun commented on 2020-03-31 22:09 (UTC)

@Nowaker https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/visual-studio-code-insiders/

Nowaker commented on 2020-03-31 22:07 (UTC)

Would you mind creating visual-studio-code-insiders-bin? The Insiders version of the package would be very similar to this one - only pointing to a different URL, and having sha256sums=SKIP since Insiders is a daily build. Thank you.

dcelasun commented on 2020-03-30 09:36 (UTC)

@op3 done, let me know if it doesn't work as expected.

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