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jpark

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Devuan and vscode

Does vscode deb package work/compatible with Devuan?

Is anyone running vscode in Devuan?
Just wanted to check before I go trying to install it.

If not - is there a good, similar alternative ??

Thanks.

Last edited by jpark (2022-01-23 15:29:06)

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Re: Devuan and vscode

It "works" in chimaera but the .deb is missing a dependency for libasound2 so that needs to be installed manually. Gives some idea of the quality of the packaging, I think.

I ran lintian on the .deb, just for a laugh:

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Idiots.

Note that it silently fails under Wayland even if xwayland is installed and also that it adds Microsoft's repositories to the system, which I consider to be an act of vandalism.

is there a good [...] alternative ?

See https://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/series/unix-as-ide/

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jpark

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Registered: 2021-03-18

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Re: Devuan and vscode

Anyone have a recommendation for an actual separate IDE ?
Its just easier for when following tutorials

Edit
I found this, and it shows vscode as an editor, but maybe I shouldn't use that.
https://www.makeuseof.com/best-ide-code … for-linux/

Maybe for ide I'll try eclipse, I guess.

Last edited by jpark (2022-01-24 13:56:49)

sk00b

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Re: Devuan and vscode

vscode works good

you have also vscodium

https://vscodium.com/

Gnostic

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Posts: 36  

Re: Devuan and vscode

Can anyone advise on the cleanest way to install VSCodium on Devuan?

Not sure which option shown here is the best.
https://vscodium.com/#install

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Re: Devuan and vscode

mostly for the convenience of future thread visitors:

https://github.com/VSCodium

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Re: Devuan and vscode

the deb package on the github releases page has always worked for me

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Re: Devuan and vscode

@rations - thanks, that works fine.

1) download the latest .deb file
e.g.codium_1.121.03429_amd64.deb

2) in the Downloads folder, open Terminal, then:
sudo apt install ./codium_1.121.03429_amd64.deb