{"id":8621,"date":"2019-02-07T14:17:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8621"},"modified":"2019-02-07T14:17:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T14:17:31","slug":"visual-studio-code-1-31-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/02\/visual-studio-code-1-31-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio Code 1.31 Released! No Restart on Extension Install"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vscode-icon245.png\" alt=\"Visual Studio Code IDE\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6810\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visual Studio Code IDE 1.31 was released recently with new features, tree UI improvements, menu updates, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/updates\/v1_31\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visual Studio Code 1.31<\/a> release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No longer required to reload VS Code when you install or enable an extension.<\/li>\n<li>New tree widget<\/li>\n<li>Improved keyboard navigation<\/li>\n<li>Added cut command in Explorer context menu.<\/li>\n<li>More navigation actions added to Go menu.<\/li>\n<li>Added keyboard navigation in Linux with custom menus<\/li>\n<li>Full multiline issue details in the Problems panel.<\/li>\n<li>References: Show History command for the References view. <\/li>\n<li>Semantic selection for HTML, CSS, and JSON.<\/li>\n<li>Terminal text automatically reflows as panel width changes.<\/li>\n<li>Custom user input for task and debug configuration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>How to Install VS Code 1.31 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The easiest way is to install the community maintained Snap package, containerized software package, which available in <b>Ubuntu Software<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><i>The 1.31 snap package is not available at the moment, though it auto-updates itself once you installed it.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vscode-softwarecenter-450x286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vscode-softwarecenter-450x286.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vscode-softwarecenter-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vscode-softwarecenter-600x382.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/vscode-softwarecenter.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also install the official <b>.deb<\/b> package which is available for download at the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/code.visualstudio.com\/Download' class='arconix-button arconix-button-medium arconix-button-gray' target=\"_blank\" >Download VS Code (.deb)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grab the deb and install it via either Gdebi package manager or command in terminal(Ctrl+Alt+T):<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo dpkg -i ~\/Downloads\/code_*.deb; sudo apt -f install<\/pre>\n<p>For those who want to receive updates for VS Code via Software Updater utility, add the Microsoft repository via following steps (64bit only):<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the repository:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo sh -c 'echo \"deb [arch=amd64] https:\/\/packages.microsoft.com\/repos\/vscode stable main\" > \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/vscode.list'<\/pre>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Download and install the repository key via commands:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">curl https:\/\/packages.microsoft.com\/keys\/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg\r\n\r\nsudo mv microsoft.gpg \/etc\/apt\/trusted.gpg.d\/microsoft.gpg<\/pre>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> Finally install the IDE via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get install code<\/pre>\n<p><b>Uninstall Visual Studio Code:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the code editor, either use Synaptic Package Manager or run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove code<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the Microsoft repository by launching <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> utility and navigating to <i>Other Software<\/i> tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Studio Code IDE 1.31 was released recently with new features, tree UI improvements, menu updates, and more. Visual Studio Code 1.31 release highlights: No longer required to reload VS Code when you install or enable an extension. New tree widget Improved keyboard navigation Added cut command in Explorer context menu. 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