Migrating from VS Code to VS Codium on Linux painlessly

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  • wget -qO - https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/raw/master/pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://paulcarroty.gitlab.io/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/debs/ vscodium main' sudo apt update sudo apt install codium

  • vscodium

    binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing

  • Switching to VS Codium does not require much effort. You just need to install it and copy your configuration files across. If you are wondering why should I switch, you can read my previous article where I compare the 2 editors.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • openvsx

    An open-source registry for VS Code extensions

  • VS Codium is configured to use Open VSX Registry, rather than the Microsoft VS Code Marketplace. Your experience with the marketplace will be the same as with VS Code.

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