This article covers how to install the VS code package on CentOS 8 using the command line application. Visual Studio Code is a free and open-source, cross-platform IDE or code editor that enables developers to develop applications and write code using a myriad of programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Go and Java to mention a few.To Install Visual Studio Code on Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint:1. Update your system by running the command.$ sudo apt update2. Once updated, proceed and install dependencies required by executing.$ sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https3. Next, using the wget command, download the repository and import Microsoft’s GPG key as shown:$ wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg$ sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/packages.microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'4. Once you’ve enabled the repository, update the system and install Visual Studio Code by running the command:$ sudo apt update$ sudo apt install code