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Farah Farooq answered on November 3, 2021 Popularity 9/10 Helpfulness 5/10

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///*** Method 1: Install Visual Studio Code with Snap ***///
sudo snap install --classic code
code --version

///*** Method 2: Install Visual Studio Code with apt ***///
sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https wget -y
wget -q https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main"
sudo apt install code
code --version

///*** Method 3: Install Using the GUI ***///
1. Open Ubuntu Software Center:
   Click the Show Applications button and open the Ubuntu Software Center app.

2. Find Visual Studio Code:
   Click the Search button, and type vscode in the search bar. Click code on the list to open the app page.
   
3. Install vscode
   Click the Install button and, when prompted, type in your administrator password to start the installation.

Click the Show Applications button and locate Visual Studio Code in the app list.

////////************ Uninstall vscode *************///////////
Depending on the installation method, use on of three ways to uninstall vscode:

///*** 1. For vscode installations using snap (method 1): ***///
sudo snap remove code

///*** 2. For vscode installations using apt package manager (method 2): ***///
sudo apt remove code

///*** 3. For vscode installations using the GUI (method 3): ***///
If you installed vscode via the Ubuntu Software Center, follow the steps below uninstall the app:

a. Open the Ubuntu Software Center and click the Installed tab to see all installed apps.

b. Locate the code app on the list and click the Remove button.

c. When prompted, click Remove one more time to uninstall vscode from the system. Provide the admin password to confirm you want to uninstall the app.
The app has been successfully removed from your system.

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Contributed on Feb 28 2023

Farah Farooq

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# If you installed via Snap: $sudo snap remove vscode.
#If you installed via apt: $sudo apt-get purge code.
# If you installed via Ubuntu Software, open Ubuntu Software, look for the app in the installed category, and click on remove.

#I did it with the following command:
sudo apt purge code
# to uninstall the program and then:
sudo apt autoremove

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Contributed on Feb 02 2022

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sudo snap remove code

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Contributed on Nov 03 2021

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$ sudo apt-get remove code

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$ cd ~/.vscode-server/extensions/
$ rm -rf <extension-name>

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