VSCode is a cross-platform free source code editor developed by Microsoft, supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Before installing VS Code, ensure your device meets the following minimum requirements:

Operating System	Minimum Requirements
Windows	Windows 7 64-bit or higher
macOS	macOS 10.11 El Capitan or higher
Linux	Ubuntu 16.04+, Debian 9+, Fedora 30+, CentOS 7+

VS Code official download page: https://code.visualstudio.com/Download.

By default, visiting the VS Code official website https://code.visualstudio.com/, the page will automatically match the installation package based on your system. For example, if I am using macOS, there will be a "Download for macOS" button:

Installing on Linux

Visit the VS Code official website https://code.visualstudio.com/, it will display the installation packages for major Linux distributions.

Using Package Manager Installation (Recommended)

For Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu):

sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget
wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 microsoft.gpg /usr/share/keyrings/
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt install code

For Red Hat-based systems (like Fedora):

sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
sudo sh -c 'echo -e "nname=Visual Studio Codenbaseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscodenenabled=1ngpgcheck=1ngpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" > /etc/yum.repos.d/vscode.repo'
sudo dnf check-update
sudo dnf install code

Directly download binary package installation

Download the appropriate .deb or .rpm file from the VS Code official website.

For .deb files:

sudo dpkg -i code*.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

For .rpm files:

sudo rpm -i code*.rpm

Running VS Code

To start VS Code in the terminal, input code. Alternatively, open it through the system menu.

The VSCode 'code' Command

Enabling the VSCode 'code' command is very simple. First, open the Command Palette:

• MacOS shortcut key: ⇧⌘P
• Windows/Linux shortcut key: Ctrl + Shift + P

Search for "Install > shell command:"

Then select "Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH" to add the reference of the 'code' command to the system PATH path.