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npm Install Requirements

Ubuntu, Debian
Fedora, CentOS, RHEL
Alpine
macOS
FreeBSD

If you're installing the npm module you'll need certain dependencies to build the native modules used by VS Code.

Node.js: version = 14. Other versions may work, but your mileage may vary.

Note: We use the same major version of Node.js that is shipped in VSCode's Electron. VS Code also lists Node.js requirements. See here.

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Ubuntu, Debian

sudo apt-get install -y \
  build-essential \
  pkg-config \
  python3
npm config set python python3

Fedora, CentOS, RHEL

sudo yum groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
sudo yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools # unnecessary on CentOS 7
sudo yum install -y python2
npm config set python python2

Alpine

apk add alpine-sdk bash libstdc++ libc6-compat
npm config set python python3

macOS

xcode-select --install

FreeBSD

pkg install -y git python npm-node14 yarn-node14 pkgconf
pkg install -y libinotify

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