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Arch is the best: Fix comma splice

2025-12-18T17:18:13Z

Fix comma splice

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	{{note\|Visual Studio Code is [[FAQ/unfree\|unfree]], its license prohibits distribution. See the [[FAQ/unfree]] page to install unfree software.}}{{Infobox application		{{note\|Visual Studio Code is [[FAQ/unfree\|unfree]] because its license prohibits distribution. See the [[FAQ/unfree]] page to install unfree software.}}{{Infobox application
	\| name = Visual Studio Code		\| name = Visual Studio Code
	\| type = Text Editor		\| type = Text Editor

Kaya: Add infobox

2025-11-22T18:20:04Z

Add infobox

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	{{note\|Visual Studio Code is [[FAQ/unfree\|unfree]], its license prohibits distribution. See the [[FAQ/unfree]] page to install unfree software.}}		{{note\|Visual Studio Code is [[FAQ/unfree\|unfree]], its license prohibits distribution. See the [[FAQ/unfree]] page to install unfree software.}}{{Infobox application
			\| name = Visual Studio Code
	Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform text editor developed by Microsoft, built on the Electron framework.		\| type = Text Editor
			\| image = Visual_Studio_Code_1.35_icon.svg
			\| developer = Microsoft
			\| website = https://code.visualstudio.com/
			\| documentation = https://code.visualstudio.com/docs
			\| bugTracker = https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues
			\| github = https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
			\| programmingLanguage = TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
			\| os = Linux, macOS, Windows
			\| initialRelease = 29 April 2015
			}}
			'''Visual Studio Code''' is a cross-platform text editor developed by Microsoft, built on the Electron framework.

	For the free distribution of the VS Code codebase (without MS branding, telemetry, and [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/ extension marketplace] replaced by [https://open-vsx.org/ Open VSX]) see [[VSCodium]].		For the free distribution of the VS Code codebase (without MS branding, telemetry, and [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/ extension marketplace] replaced by [https://open-vsx.org/ Open VSX]) see [[VSCodium]].

Widlarizer: Add timeout workaround

2025-11-22T14:05:50Z

Add timeout workaround

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	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

			=== Timeout ===

			If you're using fish or other shell, set this in the user settings JSON on the client machine:

			<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>
			"remote.SSH.useLocalServer": false
			</syntaxHighlight>

			See https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/2509 and https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-vscode-server/issues/18

	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]

	[[Category:IDE]]		[[Category:IDE]]

Malix: /* Wayland */ relocate

2025-11-17T16:20:52Z

Wayland: relocate

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	== Wayland ==		== Wayland ==

	To use ~~VS Code under~~ Wayland~~, set~~ the environment variable <code>NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1</code> ~~([https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/b2eb5f62a7fd94ab58acafec9f64e54f97c508a6 ''Source''])~~		To make sure VSCode runs on Wayland native instead of Xwayland, you can make it use Ozone Wayland by setting the environment variable <code>NIXOS_OZONE_WL</code> with <code>NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1</code>

	~~=== Declaratively (permanent) ===~~		See [[Wayland#Electron and Chromium]]
	~~<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";</syntaxHighlight>~~

	~~=== Imperatively (each time you launch VSCode) ===~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="console">NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1 code ...</syntaxhighlight>~~
	== Updating extension versions ==		== Updating extension versions ==

Malix: enhancement: general

2025-11-17T15:50:50Z

enhancement: general

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Malix: add vscodium precision

2025-11-17T13:49:57Z

add vscodium precision

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	Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform text editor developed by Microsoft, built on the Electron framework.		Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform text editor developed by Microsoft, built on the Electron framework.

	For the free distribution of the VS Code codebase (without MS branding/~~telemetry~~) see [[VSCodium]].		For the free distribution of the VS Code codebase (without MS branding, telemetry, and [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/ extension marketplace] replaced by [https://open-vsx.org/ Open VSX]) see [[VSCodium]].

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

Malix: /* NixOS */ updating showcase extensions

2025-11-17T12:37:06Z

NixOS: updating showcase extensions

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	(vscode-with-extensions.override {		(vscode-with-extensions.override {
	vscodeExtensions = with vscode-extensions; [		vscodeExtensions = with vscode-extensions; [
	~~bbenoist~~.nix		jnoortheen.nix-ide
	ms-python.python		ms-python.python
	ms-azuretools.vscode-docker		ms-azuretools.vscode-docker

Pilintamo: Mentioned nix4vscode as an alternative to nix-vscode-extensions

2025-11-08T16:32:44Z

Mentioned nix4vscode as an alternative to nix-vscode-extensions

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	Note: For fetching the sha256 string you can use the following command. Make sure to replace the author, the package name and version!<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">		Note: For fetching the sha256 string you can use the following command. Make sure to replace the author, the package name and version!<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	nix-prefetch-url https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/ms-vscode-remote/vsextensions/remote-ssh-edit/0.47.2/vspackage		nix-prefetch-url https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/_apis/public/gallery/publishers/ms-vscode-remote/vsextensions/remote-ssh-edit/0.47.2/vspackage
	</syntaxhighlight>{{ic\|extensionsFromVscodeMarketplace}} is a manual way to fetch extensions. However, to keep updated from upstream, [https://github.com/nix-community/nix-vscode-extensions nix-community/nix-vscode-extensions] provides the Nix expressions for the majority of available extensions from Open VSX and VSCode Marketplace. A GitHub Action updates the extensions daily.		</syntaxhighlight>{{ic\|extensionsFromVscodeMarketplace}} is a manual way to fetch extensions. However, to keep updated from upstream, [https://github.com/nix-community/nix-vscode-extensions nix-community/nix-vscode-extensions] provides the Nix expressions for the majority of available extensions from Open VSX and VSCode Marketplace. A GitHub Action updates the extensions daily. Similarly, [https://github.com/nix-community/nix4vscode nix-community/nix4vscode] provides a Nix overlay for VSCode Marketplace and Open VSX extensions.

	It's also possible to install VS Code via [[Home Manager]]:		It's also possible to install VS Code via [[Home Manager]]:

Malix: /* Updating extension versions */ better way to run the script

2025-10-05T19:57:24Z

Updating extension versions: better way to run the script

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	Extensions can be managed using the 'vscode-with-extensions' package:		Extensions can be managed using the 'vscode-with-extensions' package:

	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
	(vscode-with-extensions.override {		(vscode-with-extensions.override {
	vscodeExtensions = with vscode-extensions; [		vscodeExtensions = with vscode-extensions; [
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	];		];
	})		})
	];		];</syntaxhighlight>
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>

	Some examples here: [https://github.com/search?q=extensionFromVscodeMarketplace&type=code GitHub search for "extensionFromVscodeMarketplace"]		Some examples here: [https://github.com/search?q=extensionFromVscodeMarketplace&type=code GitHub search for "extensionFromVscodeMarketplace"]
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	It's also possible to install VS Code via [[Home Manager]]:		It's also possible to install VS Code via [[Home Manager]]:

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">programs.vscode = {
	programs.vscode = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	profiles.default.extensions = with pkgs.vscode-extensions; [		profiles.default.extensions = with pkgs.vscode-extensions; [
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	yzhang.markdown-all-in-one		yzhang.markdown-all-in-one
	];		];
	};		};</syntaxhighlight>
	</syntaxhighlight>

	* See for more options: [https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.xhtml#opt-programs.vscode.enable Home Manager Manual: Options - programs.vscode]		* See for more options: [https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.xhtml#opt-programs.vscode.enable Home Manager Manual: Options - programs.vscode]
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	== Updating extension versions ==		== Updating extension versions ==

	Nixpkgs contains a script which will run <code>code --list-extensions</code>, then look for the latest available versions of those extensions, and output a list which you can add to your Nix config in a format similar to the above. To use it, clone the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs nixpkgs repo from GitHub], and run: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/update_installed_exts.sh ~~nixpkgs~~/~~pkgs~~/~~applications~~/~~editors/vscode/extensions/update_installed_exts~~.~~sh]~~		The Nixpkgs vscode extensions directory contains [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/update_installed_exts.sh a script] which use <code>code --list-extensions</code> and lookup the latest versions of those extensions to outputs a nix expression with a single <code>extensions</code> attribute of the same type as <code>extensionsFromVscodeMarketplace</code> inputs.

	~~Example output~~:		To run it in your current directory:<syntaxhighlight lang="console">curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/update_installed_exts.sh \| sh</syntaxhighlight>

	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang=~~nix~~>		=== Example output ===
	❯ ./nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/update_installed_exts.sh		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/update_installed_exts.sh \| sh
	~~... # it does some fetching and then outputs the list...~~
	{ extensions = [		{ extensions = [
	{		{
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	}		}
	];		];
	}		}</syntaxhighlight>
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>

	== Remote SSH ==		== Remote SSH ==

Malix: /* Use VS Code extensions without additional configuration */ formatting

2025-10-05T19:00:36Z

Use VS Code extensions without additional configuration: formatting

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	Adding extension-specific dependencies, these will be added to the FHS environment:		Adding extension-specific dependencies, these will be added to the FHS environment:
	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang=nix>		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	# needed for rust lang server and rust-analyzer extension		# needed for rust lang server and rust-analyzer extension
	programs.vscode.package = pkgs.vscode.fhsWithPackages (ps: with ps; [ rustup zlib openssl.dev pkg-config ]);		programs.vscode.package = pkgs.vscode.fhsWithPackages (
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>		ps: with ps; [
			rustup
			zlib
			openssl.dev
			pkg-config
			]
			);
			</syntaxhighlight>

	=== Insiders Build ===		=== Insiders Build ===