VScode on Linux

Microsoft Visual Studio Code running in Linux Home Directories.
(LINUX ONLY - Not for Windows or Mac)

1. Log into any Linux session: M210-Linux, Babylons, or any Thayer Linux server/Workstation will work as it will save this to your home directory.

2. Go to https://code.visualstudio.com/download and select tar.gz 64bit
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3. Open a terminal and create a new directory in home folder 'VScode'. Then, move the download to your newly created folder:

	# mkdir VScode && cp Downloads/code-stable-x64-1639562789.tar.gz VScode


4. Decompress the file to VScode 
	# tar -zxf VScode/code-stable-x64-1639562789.tar.gz -C VScode


5. Add the executable path to your ~/.bashrc file and source the file. 
	# echo 'PATH=/thayerfs/home/$USER/VScode/VSCode-linux-x64/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc


6. Now, to run VScode, you can type ' code' in the terminal and press enter. 
	# code

Because this is in your home directory, you will be able to run this from any Linux session by typing code in the terminal.