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# If root, ensure that -user-data-dir or -file-write is specifiedįor i in ] thenĮcho "You are trying to start vscode as a super user which is not recommended. See License.txt in the project root for license information. Which code yields /usr/bin/code, which is a bash script. I'm struggling with what to try since I'm relatively new to Linux. When I open a terminal and type code, the command does nothing and I get a new prompt in less than a second.When I open the program from 'Applications', the icon shows in the launcher for approximately 15 seconds and then disappears.

I've tried opening the application two ways to no effect. I've tried multiple installation methods with identical results most recently, I followed the "new" instructions from Cactux here. I've installed VS Code on my laptop with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
