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 2 months 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 2 months ago
SirHaxalot@nord.pub 2 months 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 2 months ago
So you’re saying it’s Canonical spyware?
pivot_root@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Funny how it’s only a problem when using the Snap distribution.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
The flatpack version is slow and crashy AF.
thejml@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Can’t we just go back to native installs?
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
My favorite fun fact about VSCode is it stores all its cache files in
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME.deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
Yay, it uses the XDG dirs… Wait, no, not like that.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Microsoft managing to make even their Linux software not achieve basic functions like…deleting files.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
It’s a snaps issue. Guessing you didn’t read past the headline.
RalfWausE@feddit.org 2 months ago
If you are on Linux, use a real editor like Vim or Emacs and not… THAT
elvith@feddit.org 2 months ago
Help, how do I get out!!!
^/s^
RalfWausE@feddit.org 2 months ago
There IS no leaving. If you are IN, you STAY IN.
db2@lemmy.world 2 months ago
just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Wha??? A Microsoft product!!! Nooooo… c’mon
suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Friendly reminder that VSCodium exists, and nobody should be using Microslop’s spyware version anyway.
django@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Friendly reminder, that Emacs exists.
_cnt0@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Hostile reminder that vi exists.
GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
VSCodium would have the same Electron caching issues though, wouldn’t it?
kayohtie@pawb.social 2 months ago
That’d be relevant if it were the issue and not specifically snap related.
MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social 2 months ago
Been using zed lately. Pretty similar ui, wildly different performance.
victorz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve been using sed recently to edit my lines. Quite cumbersome but it gets the work done.
otter@lemmy.ca 2 months 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
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
IratePirate@feddit.org 2 months ago
Well, that and the lack of telemetry and “phoning home” to Redmond. And that’s a big one.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Oh nice, I didn’t know, thank you!
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Friendly reminder that Kate has nothing to do with Microsoft at all.
MCHEVA4EVA@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months 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.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Arent a lot of extensions incompatible by design? Some closed part of vscode needed for full functionality.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Team Jetbrains!