How to Install Visual Studio Code Editor in SEL & openSUSE

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight source code editor for JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js Applications. It also have extensions for multiple other programming languages like C++, C#, Python, PHP, Go, etc. This tutorial will help you to install Visual Studio Code on openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise operating system.

• How to Install Visual Studio Code Editor in Ubuntu & Debian
• How to Install Visual Studio Code Editor in Fedora & CentOS

Step #1. Enable Package Repository

Create a new file /etc/yum.repos.d/vscode.repo and edit in text editor. Now add following content to the file.

[vscode]
name=Visual Studio Code
baseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscode
enabled=1
type=rpm-md
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc

Step #2. Install Visual Studio Code

Now, Import the package signing gpg key on your system using the following command.

$ sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc

After importing gpg key, Let’s use below commands to install Visual Studio Code on your openSUSE or SEL system.

$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install code

Step #3. Open Visual Studio Code

Now launch the Visual Studio Code editor on your system using graphical menu. After that create new file or open files and directories using File menu.

Step #4. Add Required Extensions

There are a large number of extensions available for Visual Studio Code like, C#, Python, JavaScript, Google Chrome etc. Install the required extensions to enhance your working experience with Visual Studio Code.