Step-by-step – Visual Studio Code Installation in Slackware

Installing

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

   First, Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. 2. Downloading Visual Studio Code for Slackware

   Download Visual Studio Code for Slackware GNU/Linux

   Get Visual Studio Code tar.gz for Slackware

   Visual Studio Code for Slackware.

3. 3. Extracting Visual Studio Code Archive

   Then Extract Visual Studio Code tar.gz into /tmp Directory
   If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click/Right-Click on File Manager.

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/VSCode-linux*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. 4. Installing Visual Studio Code

   Then to Set up Visual Studio Code on Slackware:
   (This a System-Wide Setup, for a Local One without sudo Just Store it on the Home Directory.)

   sudo mv /tmp/VSCode-linux* /opt/VSCode-linux

   Next Make a Symlink for Easy Launching from Shell:

   sudo ln -s /opt/VSCode-linux/bin/code /usr/local/bin/code

5. 5. Making a Menu App Launcher

   How to Create Visual Studio Launcher on Main Menu

   Make Launcher for Menu Guide

   How to Create a Desktop Launcher on GNU/Linux Desktops.

6. 6. Launching Visual Studio Code

   Finally, Launch & Enjoy Visual Studio Code
   Now, to Start from Shell simply:

   code

   Or Best to Make Use of the Desktop Launcher:

   


So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Visual Studio Code on Slackware!