Fails to install on VSCode 1.63 /Kubunutu 20.10

[reporter123]

• PGSQL Extension Version:0.3.0
• VSCode Version: 1.63.2 OS Version: Linux x64 5.11.0-41-generic Kubutu 21.10 Python 3.9 globally installed

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install extension

python crashes while installing pgsqltoolsservice.

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/cx_Freeze/initscripts/startup.py", line 14, in run File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/cx_Freeze/initscripts/Console.py", line 26, in run File "pgsqltoolsservice/pgtoolsservice_main.py", line 11, in File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/ptvsd/init.py", line 17, in File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/ptvsd/attach_server.py", line 35, in File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/ptvsd/visualstudio_py_debugger.py", line 24, in File "/usr/lib/python3.6/ctypes/init.py", line 7, in ImportError: libffi.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory [Error - 3:38:58 PM] Connection to server got closed. Server will not be restarted.

Python 3.6 is not natively installed on my system I have no idea where those paths are coming from.

[MuminKhan]

You can install that dependency manually as a workaround:

curl -LO http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libf/libffi/libffi6_3.2.1-8_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./libffi6_3.2.1-8_amd64.deb

[urmzd]

Experienced the same issue. The solution provided by @MuminKhan works. However, if for some reason it doesn't work for you, there's these alternatives