Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.115.0-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/visual-studio-code-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: visual-studio-code-bin
Description: Visual Studio Code (vscode): Editor for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications (official binary version)
Upstream URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Licenses: custom: commercial
Conflicts: code
Provides: code, vscode
Submitter: dcelasun
Maintainer: dcelasun
Last Packager: dcelasun
Votes: 1649
Popularity: 31.49
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-04-08 10:37 (UTC)

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dcelasun commented on 2017-11-15 06:20 (UTC) (edited on 2026-01-23 13:07 (UTC) by dcelasun)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (read before flagging or commenting!)

  • What is the difference between this package and the one in the community repo?

This is the official binary distribution from Microsoft. The one in the community repo is an unofficial build made from source. Beyond the licence difference and branding, there are some proprietary features not available in the open-source version.

  • There is a new version out, why is the package not updated?

This package depends on both the official tarball and files from GitHub. Please check this page AND this page before flagging as out-of-date. If the new version isn't on both pages, this package cannot be updated! If you can see the new version on both pages, but the AUR package is still not updated, flag it and give it time. It's usually done within hours.

  • I'm using an AUR helper (yay, yaourt etc.) and I can't install it. Why?

Sometimes AUR helpers do weird things. Download the tarball and install it manually with makepkg -si. If that works, report the problem to your AUR helper's upstream, not here.

  • When I install this package xdg-open uses vscode, not my file manager! How do I fix this?

Install shared-mime-info-gnome gnome-session which now includes mimemapps.

  • Why is $X a dependency? I don't like it.

Just because $X is not required to open the app, doesn't mean there is nothing that depends on it. Always search the comment history on AUR to see if that dependency has been previously discussed before writing your own comment. Still nothing? Then use namcap to make sure it's really not needed. If namcap doesn't complain, please leave a comment here and I'll investigate.

  • Something is broken with the app, where do I report it?

The problem might be a packaging issue (wrong paths, dependencies, icons), so please write a comment here first. If you don't get a reply, or if someone says it's an upstream issue, you can report it on GitHub.

  • I have a problem with this package, can I email you?

No, you won't get a reply. Please stop doing this. Leave a comment here instead and be patient.

Latest Comments

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cbrnr commented on 2026-04-10 07:57 (UTC)

Hmmm, thanks. Looks like my company is blocking this domain for some reason...

dcelasun commented on 2026-04-10 06:58 (UTC)

@cbrbr they work fine for me. Likely an outage with GitHub. They've had a lot of those lately.

cbrnr commented on 2026-04-10 06:43 (UTC)

I'm getting timeouts for the three *.in sources - is this a GitHub issue or is it just me?

banana777 commented on 2026-03-25 21:31 (UTC)

I WILL BECOME BACK MY MONEY

dcelasun commented on 2026-03-19 21:12 (UTC)

@flavius this package is already updated by CI. It checks for updates every 6 hours, which I feel is more than enough.

If that's too slow for you, I agree with the suggestions to update it locally or automating it yourself.

flavius commented on 2026-03-19 16:16 (UTC)

That's a great idea but I'll likely work on automating the whole thing.

Zentino commented on 2026-03-19 09:03 (UTC)

@flavius you can be more helpful, for example provide detailed information about updated version or even links, so that maintainer spend less time updating PKGBUILD file. Also make you see the updates earlier.

But never be so mean to a volunteer maintainer. I'd never seen this package being flagged outdated for more than 1 week (mostly within 24 hrs). It's an awesome volunteer work. And as it is, you can fetch PKGBUILD file yourself and build whatever you want.

flavius commented on 2026-03-19 05:09 (UTC)

It was praise at how fast the flag as out of date was planted, because I came to flag it initially.

Vscode has switched to a weekly cadence.

Nikolai508 commented on 2026-03-18 16:36 (UTC)

@flavius 2 weeks is the minimum to file an orphan request, not 2 hours.

The two accepted methods of flagging it out of date is to first flag this AUR package as out of date, which has been done and then email the maintainer directly.

Please only email once, and I wouldn't email until at least a week has elapsed.

If you require the latest version of the software immediately, you can get it yourself and revert back to this AUR package at a later date.

FabioLolix commented on 2026-03-18 16:31 (UTC)

This is already outdated for 2 hours now!

@flavius that tone is rude, please do better

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