How to install Visual Studio Code IDE using Anaconda?

Question

I have a Ubuntu machine. How can I install Visual Studio Code IDE?

This is the announcement but couldn't figure out how to install in Ubuntu.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/pythonengineering/2018/02/15/visual-studio-code-is-now-shipping-with-anaconda/

Can I do a conda install?

Solution

You need to download and install Anaconda via their installer, at the end of the installation you'll get a prompt to install vscode. You can also install it via the navigator, check here https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2018/02/22/vs-code-anaconda.aspx?m=1

Comments

[ifconfig]

What have your tried so far? Have you tried to download Anaconda 5.1 like it says to at the bottom of the post you linked to?

[Suraj Rao]

You have got the wrong idea of the blog post it seems. They are referring to support for anaconda with vscode-python extension. CHeck the extension changelog github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/…

[ifconfig]

Sure, but this doesn't answer his question. They ask about using anaconda to install it.

[ftiaronsem]

To install anaconda navigator use: conda install anaconda-navigator