It’s a snap problem, not actually a VS Code issue. Just another reason why snap is bad.
VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files
Submitted 18 hours ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/vs_code_for_linux_trash_fail/
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Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
SirHaxalot@nord.pub 13 hours ago
I like that the article excerpt clearly says that it’s simply about files not being removed when the trash bin is emptied, and it’s a problem specific to the Canonical snap system.. Yet every single other comment in here rants about Microsoft spyware. Not many people read beyond the headline, lol.
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
So you’re saying it’s Canonical spyware?
pivot_root@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Funny how it’s only a problem when using the Snap distribution.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
The flatpack version is slow and crashy AF.
thejml@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Can’t we just go back to native installs?
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
My favorite fun fact about VSCode is it stores all its cache files in
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME.deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 17 hours ago
Yay, it uses the XDG dirs… Wait, no, not like that.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Microsoft managing to make even their Linux software not achieve basic functions like…deleting files.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
It’s a snaps issue. Guessing you didn’t read past the headline.
RalfWausE@feddit.org 17 hours ago
If you are on Linux, use a real editor like Vim or Emacs and not… THAT
elvith@feddit.org 16 hours ago
Help, how do I get out!!!
^/s^
RalfWausE@feddit.org 14 hours ago
There IS no leaving. If you are IN, you STAY IN.
db2@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
homes@piefed.world 16 hours ago
ROCKEY
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
BRAD!
Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
HORROR
just_another_person@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Wha??? A Microsoft product!!! Nooooo… c’mon
suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Friendly reminder that VSCodium exists, and nobody should be using Microslop’s spyware version anyway.
django@discuss.tchncs.de 16 hours ago
Friendly reminder, that Emacs exists.
_cnt0@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
Hostile reminder that vi exists.
GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
eMacs has a lot less functionality than vs code and it’s 100x harder to use
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
Friendly reminder that Kate has nothing to do with Microsoft at all.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
VSCodium would have the same Electron caching issues though, wouldn’t it?
kayohtie@pawb.social 8 hours ago
That’d be relevant if it were the issue and not specifically snap related.
MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social 15 hours ago
Been using zed lately. Pretty similar ui, wildly different performance.
victorz@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I’ve been using sed recently to edit my lines. Quite cumbersome but it gets the work done.
otter@lemmy.ca 16 hours ago
The only difference really is the occasional extension that needs a manual install.
I’ve been trying out VSIX Manager for my extensions so that I can keep track of which ones I want to install on each machine. This can make it easier to install the weird extensions that you can’t install otherwise
open-vsx.org/extension/zokugun/vsix-manager
IratePirate@feddit.org 8 hours ago
Well, that and the lack of telemetry and “phoning home” to Redmond. And that’s a big one.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Not the only downside - some MS developed extensions, e.g. their Python integration, have to be patched to work with VSCodium: github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/discussions/1641
Yeah, they really added DRM.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
Oh nice, I didn’t know, thank you!
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Team Jetbrains!
MCHEVA4EVA@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I tried open vss I think it’s called on arch and I have trouble using it to remotely access configs on my home server via the SSH extension. I got fed up with it and installed the MS version from yay. I resent it but it works.
gabbath@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I think the open version might not have the ms extension store configured. There should be a separate AUR package for that. At least there is for VSCodium. Alternately you can just grab the VSIX for the extensions you want from the MS version and install them on the open one. Personally I don’t know what open vss is so I use codium.