How to Install VS Code 1.23 in Ubuntu:

The official .deb package for Debian/Ubuntu is available for download at the link below:

Download VS Code (.deb)

Grab the deb and install it via either Gdebi package manager or command (Ctrl+Alt+T):

sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/code_*.deb; sudo apt -f install

For those who want to receive updates for VS Code via Software Updater utility, add the Microsoft repository via following steps (64bit only):

1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the repository:

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

1. Download and install the repository key via commands:

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

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

Uninstall Visual Studio Code:

To remove the code editor, either use Synaptic Package Manager or run command:

sudo apt-get remove –autoremove code

And remove the Microsoft repository by launching Software & Updates utility and navigating to Other Software tab.