Here are the commands I ran to build libstdc++.so.6 from gcc 7.1.0 source: sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ # Installs gcc and g++ 4.8.5 Note that my CentOS 7 system's architecture was x86_64. I managed to get visual studio code to work by building libstdc++.so.6 from scratch.

When I check my /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 I see that the highest gllibcxx available on my system is 3.4.19: $ strings /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 | grep GLIBCXXĪssuming my old glibcxx version is the problem, how can I install glibcxx 3.4.21 or later on CentOS 7? My glibc is version 2.17, so the glibc requirement is met: $ rpm -q glibc The system requirements page says glibcxx must be version 3.4.21 or later, and glibc must be version 2.15 or later. With both approach 1 and approach 2, when I run visual studio code after installation (I run code from my terminal to launch the program), the visual studio code window is unresponsive. Next, I attempt to install with yum, which succeeds with an exit code of 0: $ sudo yum install -y. The website does not provide a checksum to verify the download, but I checked the file is a valid RPM: $ file code-1.59.86_64.rpmĬode-1.59.86_64.rpm: RPM v3.0 bin i386/x86_64 code-1.59.0-1628120127.el8

My second approach is to go to the downloads page and download the standalone RPM for 64-bit Linux. Approach 2 - Install from standalone RPM downloaded from However, when I run visual studio code with code in my terminal, the visual studio code window is unresponsive.

I have followed these steps, and each command succeeds. Then update the package cache and install the package using dnf (Fedora 22 and above): Sudo sh -c 'echo -e ' name=Visual Studio Code baseurl= enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=' > /etc//vscode.repo' We currently ship the stable 64-bit VS Code in a yum repository, the following script will install the key and repository: In case the link for the instructions breaks in the future, I quote them here: These instructions recommend installing via package manager rather downloading the RPM for the latest stable release. The official instructions for installation visual studio code on CentOS is provided here. Approach 1 - Following official instructions (install via package manager) There are two approaches that I have tried to install visual studio code on my CentOS 7 system.

Visual studio code installation steps