Install the VS Code editor on Ubuntu

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  • Run following curl command to download Microsoft GPG key

# curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg –dearmor > microsoft.gpg

  • Then install the key via command:

# sudo mv microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.gpg

  • Add the VS Code repository to your system by running the command:

# sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list’

  • Install the VS Code editor by running the commands below in terminal:

# sudo apt update
# sudo apt install code