Go to the official Visual Studio Code website and download the Windows version of Visual Studio Code.Now that you have Ubuntu 20.04 installed in WSL2, you can install Visual Studio Code. Complete the initial setup by creating a username and password for your Ubuntu 20.04 installation.Launch the Ubuntu 20.04 app once it’s installed.

Click on the “ Get” button to install Ubuntu 20.04.

Open the Microsoft Store and search for “ Ubuntu 20.04“.

Once you have WSL2 installed, you can install Ubuntu 20.04 in WSL2.

Check the box next to “ Windows Subsystem for Linux” and click on the “ OK” button.

Scroll down and find the “ Windows Subsystem for Linux” option.

Click on the “ Turn Windows features on or off” link.

Click on the “ Programs and Features” link.

Open the Windows Settings app and go to the “ Apps & features” section.

If you have already completed these steps, you can skip them and proceed directly to the “ Step 3” guide Step 1: Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)īefore we can connect Visual Studio Code to Ubuntu 20.04, we need to have the Windows Subsystem for Linux installed on our Windows machine. The steps for “ Step 1” and “ Step 2” in this content have already been covered in this blog post.

This setup is ideal for developers who want to work on a Windows machine and still have access to a Linux environment for development purposes. This tutorial will show you how to install Visual Studio Code on Windows and connect to Ubuntu 20.04 in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2). Visual Studio Code is a popular code editor used by developers worldwide.

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