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Installing VSCode on SteamOS without Flatpak

Notes

• SteamOS locks down basically all directories outside of the /home directory
  • Hence, installs via pacman or the AUR are disabled by default, and will be deleted after each SteamOS upgrade
• The installation steps below will install VSCode without Flatpak
• Some things might not work well, such as browser hooks when logging into external services and extensions

Installation Steps

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Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000