Frequently Asked Questions in VS Code

Why does the Extensions Marketplace say “No extensions found”?

This is likely due to your server’s configuration. The marketplace can be disabled for specific users by configuring a global extensions directory to which users have read but not write access. This prevents extensions from appearing in the marketplace.

If you have administrative privileges and would like users to be able to manage their extensions, remove the extensions-dir argument from your /etc/rstudio/vscode.conf file and restart the server.

Why are there so many pop-ups in the corner?

VS Code provides information and warnings to the user through pop-ups in the lower-right corner of the screen. These pop-ups may come from VS Code, the Posit Workbench Extension, or third-party extensions. Users may see more of them on their first session launch or after installing a new extension. In general, this is the VS Code way of communicating non-urgent messages to users.

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