Sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies -yĤ.

Install Linux GUI desktop environment like 'Xfce'. Pkg update -y & pkg install proot wget tar pulseaudio -y & wget & chmod +x ubuntu19.sh &.

There are two ways to use Linux on Android so we can use VS Code :įirst easy way (Virtual Network Computing) (VNC): I'm using Termux and code-server with Samsung DeX so I don't have any keyboard issues that others have encountered. In my case I used cat ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml to find out what was configured.Īs you can see in the screenshot, even the MS Python plugin seems to work (for now).Ĭode-server is not Microsoft Visual Studio Code The summary is that not all plugins are supported, YMMV. Open up a browser, as I was using Samsung DeX I used Samsung Internet, connect to 127.0.0.1:8080 and enter password. The ampersand puts the process in the background.Īt that point you'll get some logs about where to find the password. You'll probably want to run the server in the background like code-server &. Warning installing code-server takes a whileĬode-server is now installed and will be the back-end for your front-end which will be a Chromium based browser, like Chrome for Android or Microsoft Edge. Per the Termux NodeJS wiki you should probably have installed: pkg install build-essentialĪs they are needed for building native extensions.Īnd finally install code-server itself. Once running Termux you will need to install a bunch of packages as code-server is an Electron app and needs support from nodejs. Termux from F-Droid as changes to the Google Play Store policies are no longer compatible with Termux releases.

To run it on Android (without root) you will need: The open-source version of VS Code is called code-server.

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