Can't run VSCode from a terminal

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Recently, I have installed Visual Studio Code on my Ubuntu 15.10 and I have a problem running it from a terminal. I did everything correctly what they had written on official site of VSCode, but when I type code . it gives me output command not found .

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '16 at 08:53

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If you want to run VS Code from the terminal, create the following link substituting /path/to/vscode/Code with the absolute path to the Code executable by running this command

sudo ln -s /path/to/vscode/Code /usr/local/bin/code

answered Mar 07 '16 at 08:53

storm

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 03 '20 at 05:23

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if you are using visual studio code insiders, use code-insiders command

edited Dec 03 '20 at 05:23

Tejas Lotlikar

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answered Dec 01 '20 at 07:13

Muhammad Waqas Aziz

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 30 '16 at 04:13

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How do you install vscode (tar.gz or .deb) personnaly i install with .deb download .deb file (for example code_1.5.3-1474533365_amd64.deb), and then :

sudo dpkg -i code_1.5.3-1474533365_amd64.deb

that's all. it's tha simple way to install it.

answered Sep 30 '16 at 04:13

Franck Piochaud

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 29 '16 at 22:24

As of 9/29/2016 and latest version of Code. In VS Code, open the "Command Palette" (View -> Command Palette) then type "Shell Command: Install 'code' in command PATH.

See: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac I'm guessing it will be similar on Ubuntu.

Can't run VSCode from a terminal

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