Install Visual Studio Code - Qualcomm Dragonwing Documentation

Prerequisites

Device flashed with Ubuntu

Your Dragonwing device must be flashed with Ubuntu before proceeding.

Monitor, keyboard, and mouse

Connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to the device.

Get VS Code on the Device

Option 1 — Download directly on the device
Option 2 — Transfer from a host machine

This requires the device to have an internet connection. If the device does not have internet access, use Option 2.

Follow the VS Code Linux installation guide on the device.

Download the .deb package directly from the VS Code website. The Snap Store version is not supported by the extension.

Use this approach if the device does not have internet access, for example in restricted network or VPN environments.

On your host machine, follow the VS Code Linux installation guide to download the ARM64 .deb. Then transfer it to the device using one of the following methods:Via SSH (device and host on the same local network)

scp code_*_arm64.deb <user>@<device-ip>:~/

Replace <user> and <device-ip> with your device credentials.Via USB stick (no network required)Copy the .deb file to a USB stick, plug it into the device, then copy it to the home directory:

cp /media/<user>/<usb-label>/code_*_arm64.deb ~/

Install VS Code

On the device, open a terminal and run:

sudo apt install ./code_*_arm64.deb

Verify the installation:

code -v

Expected output — version, commit SHA, and architecture:

1.78.1
a4e8254e63e4b7a72896e74e12cc2098fcda1d6e
arm64

Then launch VS Code to confirm the install was successful:

code

​Prerequisites

Device flashed with Ubuntu

Monitor, keyboard, and mouse

​Get VS Code on the Device

​Install VS Code

Prerequisites

Get VS Code on the Device

Install VS Code