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Community builds of Visual Studio Code for Chromebooks and Raspberry Pi
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Step by step instructions for beginner #39

Open jamesbrysmart opened 7 years ago

jamesbrysmart commented 7 years ago

Hi, just before we get started, I am an absolute beginner with all of this so please be patient. I'm currently trying to download software (Git and VS code) for a software development course I am soon to start, onto my Chromebook, an Asus C100PA with ARM processor.

I've had a play around on my own for the last day or so and have learnt a lot already about Croutons/ Linux etc, but am finally totally stuck. From what (I think) I've learnt, the ARM processor has a compatibility issue with VS code so I found and ran the relevant install command from https://code.headmelted.com/, which seems to have worked as it says on the terminal 'Visual Studio Code install complete'.

But I don't know what to do now? My previous attempts with chroots I'd input 'sudo enter-chroot startxfce4' and that would get me in, though similar attempts now mean the command line has changed to (code-oss-chroot)jamesbryant@localhost:~$ but that's it, and now all attempts at commands are being met with 'Command not found'. I can't see VS code anywhere, or have any idea how to find it.

Help please? Or even links to Linux for beginners which would help me get my head around it? Have read a fair bit already but not sure if I'm making a mistake or there's compatibility problems and I'm wasting my time.

Thanks so much - James

magic-k commented 7 years ago

sudo enter-chroot -n code-oss-chroot to enter the chroot. The command is code-oss Another way is sudo startxiwi -n code-oss-chroot /usr/bin/code-oss This starts code in a window. If you add -b ist detaches from the chroot.

Update: I see, code-oss alone doesn't work. You have to start it with xiwi code-oss when inside the chroot

jamesbrysmart commented 7 years ago

Thanks for this - I've followed your instructions, though I just got this error?

ERROR: Connection failed (code: -2).

The only thing I've done since is uninstall my xfce4 chroot, and install a Gnome chroot, which also doesn't appear to be working.

Appreciate your help, thanks

magic-k commented 6 years ago

Do you have the crouton extension installed?

jamesbrysmart commented 6 years ago

Yes - but it won't connect. Keeps trying and saying disconnected