VScode Skills

Install vscode in legacy system

Generate patch file

1. Run the following:

git clone https://github.com/ursetto/vscode-sysroot.git
cd vscode-sysroot

docker build -t my-vscode-sysroot .
docker create --name temp-sysroot-container my-vscode-sysroot
docker cp temp-sysroot-container:/src/vscode-sysroot-x86_64-linux-gnu.tgz ./vscode-sysroot-x86_64-linux-gnu.tgz

Patch the remote server

1. upload the vscode-sysroot-x86_64-linux-gnu.tgz to the remote.

2. Run the following on the remote server

# Execute on the remote server
mkdir -p ~/.vscode-server/sysroot
# Assuming the archive has been uploaded to the user's home directory ~
tar zxvf ~/vscode-sysroot-x86_64-linux-gnu.tgz -C ~/.vscode-server/sysroot --strip-components=1

Tip: The --strip-components=1 parameter in the tar command is to handle any extra top-level directories that may exist inside the archive. If you find that the file path has an extra layer after extraction (for example, ~/.vscode-server/sysroot/vscode-sysroot-x86_64-linux-gnu/usr/...), then you need this parameter. If after extraction, the usr, lib, and other directories are directly under ~/.vscode-server/sysroot/, you can omit it or set the value to 0.

Deploy sysroot.sh Script

Then, copy the sysroot.sh script from the root directory of the vscode-sysroot project in local machine to the ~/.vscode-server/ directory on the remote server, ensuring it is named sysroot.sh:

Configure Shell Environment

To ensure that the VS Code Server automatically loads the sysroot environment we prepared when it starts, you need to add a line in the shell configuration file on the remote server (usually ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc, depending on the shell you are using) to source sysroot.sh:

# Execute on the remote server
echo 'source ~/.vscode-server/sysroot.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
# If you are using zsh, change it to:
# echo 'source ~/.vscode-server/sysroot.sh' >> ~/.zshrc

After modifying and saving, remember to reload the configuration file or simply log back into the server to make the settings take effect:

# Execute on the remote server
source ~/.bashrc
# Or source ~/.zshrc

Install Vscode-server without Internet

You can install the VS Code Server offline using one of the following three methods:

1. Copy from WSL: Copy the directory from the WSL environment: ~/.vscode-server/bin/<COMMIT_ID> → ~/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-<COMMIT_ID>/server

2. Copy from Another Server: Transfer the corresponding VS Code Server folder from a machine that already has it installed: ~/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-<COMMIT_ID> Place it in the same location on the target (restricted) server.

3. Install from Local Package: Download the offline installer here bash vscode_local2server.sh