How to Install Code-Server on POP! OS Latest

Code-server is an open-source tool that brings the VS Code experience to your web browser. Here's a step-by-step guide on installing code-server on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

1. A running POP! OS Latest installation.
2. An account with sudo access.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Code-server is built on Node.js, so you first need to install Node.js on your system.

To do that, open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo apt install nodejs npm

Step 2: Install Yarn

Next, install the yarn package manager by running the following command:

curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install yarn

Step 3: Install Code-Server

Now that Node.js and Yarn are installed, we can install code-server.

1. Clone the code-server repository from Github by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/coder/code-server.git

2. Change into the code-server directory by running:

cd code-server

3. Install the dependencies by running:

yarn

4. Build the code-server binary by running:

yarn vscode:prepublish

Step 4: Run Code-Server

Now that code-server is installed on your system, you can run it by running the following command:

./out/node/entry.js

You can then access the code-server web interface by opening your web browser and visiting http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

You now have code-server installed and running on your POP! OS Latest system. You can now customize the configuration, install extensions, and start coding in your web browser.

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