# Use Julia in vscode (as a flatpak)
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889
**Category:** VS Code
**Created:** [April 23, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889 "2022-04-23T11:56:13Z")
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### Author:  [@Ordens\_Ritter](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ordens_Ritter)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889/1 "2022-04-23T11:56:13Z")
VS Code is normally distributed for my distro as a SNAP (which had the side effect for me) that vs code started in about 30 % of the cases I started my PC. Hence I switched to the Flatpak package of VS Code-OSS.
After installing the Julia Language Plugin Highlighting works, but the language server does not start. Does anyone has a tip, how to get it to work?
With kind regards.
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### Author:  [@j\_u](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j_u)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889/2 "2022-04-24T19:59:18Z")
Hi, would you consider providing additional info? It could be useful to know exactly what distro you are using. Also, how about installing VS Code directly from .deb or .rpm file. Is it possible on your distro? I am using VS Code inside a container with GUI on different Linux flavors and different hardware architectures and I found this way of installing VS Code the most consistent.
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### Author:  [@Ordens\_Ritter](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ordens_Ritter)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889/3 "2022-04-24T20:59:07Z")
From neofetch output:
```julia
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS x86_64
Host: TUXEDO Pulse 14 Gen1 Standard
Kernel: 5.13.0-10039-tuxedo
Packages: 4349 (dpkg), 52 (flatpak), 37 (snap)
Shell: bash 5.0.17
Resolution: 1920x1080
DE: Plasma
WM: KWin
Terminal: konsole
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 2.900GHz
GPU: AMD ATI 04:00.0 Renoir
Memory: 3249MiB / 15414MiB
```
About the deb package: I output of `apt list code` `code/unknown 1.66.2-1649664567 amd64`
I hope it’s the correct package. I currently use:
`Code - OSS com.visualstudio.code-oss 1.66.2 stable flathub user`
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### Author:  [@j\_u](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/j_u)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889/4 "2022-04-24T21:43:32Z")
I took a look at my notes. I suggest you uninstall what you already have and try:
Version 1:
> sh -c ‘echo “deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/packages.microsoft.gpg] \ [Index of /repos/code/](https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code) stable main” \> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list’
> wget -qO- [https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc](https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc) | gpg --dearmor \> packages.microsoft.gpg
> sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/
> rm -f packages.microsoft.gpg
> sudo apt update
> sudo apt install -y code
or Version 2:
> wget -O vscode.deb ‘[https://code.visualstudio.com/sha/download?build=stable&os=linux-deb-x64](https://code.visualstudio.com/sha/download?build=stable&os=linux-deb-x64)’
> sudo apt install ./vscode.deb
or Version 3:
> wget -q [https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc](https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc) -O- | sudo apt-key add -
> sudo add-apt-repository “deb [arch=amd64] [Index of /repos/vscode/](https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode) stable main”
> sudo apt install code
or Version 4: (if you come to this version because the other do not work, I suggest you find more upto date deb than code\_1.63.2)
> wget [https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net/stable/899d46d82c4c95423fb7e10e68eba52050e30ba3/code\_1.63.2-1639562499\_amd64.deb](https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net/stable/899d46d82c4c95423fb7e10e68eba52050e30ba3/code_1.63.2-1639562499_amd64.deb)
> sudo dpkg -i code\_1.63.2-1639562499\_amd64.deb
I am not sure about version 2 to 4, however, I’ve got the 1st version currently working on:
> OS: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid x86\_64
> Host: KVM/QEMU (Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) pc-i440fx-4.2)
> Kernel: 5.11.0-1028-oracle
> Uptime: 40 days, 4 hours, 46 mins
> Packages: 1244 (dpkg)
> Shell: zsh 5.8.1
> Resolution: 3440x1440
> WM: awesome
> Theme: AtomOneDarkTheme [GTK3]
> Icons: Nordic-Darker [GTK3]
> Terminal: gnome-terminal
> CPU: AMD EPYC 7J13 (32) @ 2.545GHz
> GPU: 00:02.0 Vendor 1234 Device 1111
> Memory: 19302MiB / 48182MiB
If neither works, I am afraid, even if trying, I might not be able to provide any additional hints. Hope the 1st one is ok.
EDIT: As I mentioned earlier, this is not flatpak.
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### Author:  [@Ordens\_Ritter](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ordens_Ritter)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-julia-in-vscode-as-a-flatpak/79889/5 "2022-06-02T12:41:43Z")
Hi, the first version worked and didn’t stop working for now!