Install tarball version of Visual Studio Code with just a basic script!

A script to easily install Visual Studio Code the tarball way on your Linux machine!

Note: This installation script is by no means affiliated with Visual Studio Code project, or its maintainers.

Prerequisites

• git
• curl

Usage

Clone the repo and run the script

git clone https://github.com/spookyorange/vscode-linux-install.git
cd vscode-linux-install
sh ./install.sh

To remove the application(if it has been installed with this method)

sh ./uninstall.sh

Updates are handled by running the install script again, you can just run the install script and all good!

sh ./install.sh

Details

The script will install the application in the following destinations if you have installed locally:

• ~/.tarball-installations/code
• ~/.local/bin/code
• ~/.local/share/applications/code.desktop

Tested Distros

• Fedora by Spookyorange
• Fedora Atomic(Silverblue) by Spookyorange
• SteamOS(Steam Deck) by Spookyorange
• Void Linux with GlibC by Dreampop602
• Ubuntu by Dreampop602
• Gentoo stable by oblivikun
• Debian by Andrezeira1 and PenguinByte
• Arch by Dreampop602

Contributing

If you have a distro that you would like to add to the list of tested distros, please submit a pull request with the changes you made to the script and the distro you tested it on. Check out this guide to make the pull request: https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request-from-a-fork