How to open two instances of VS Code on Deepin OS 20.9 or any other Debian-based Linux distro?

UpdatedSeptember 12, 2023

•1 min read

I'm a passionate software developer.

VS Code

VS Code, short for Visual Studio Code, is a popular and widely used source code editor and integrated development environment (IDE). It is developed by Microsoft and is known for its flexibility, extensibility, and a wide range of features that make it a powerful tool for software development.

Solution 1 - Duplicate workspace

File

Duplicate workspace

Solution 2 - New window

Open the terminal

New window

code --new-window

Celebrate

You've made it!

The Office GIF - The Office Happy - Discover & Share GIFs

Let's become friends

Final thoughts

I hope this article has been helpful to you. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Your thoughts, suggestions, and corrections are more than welcome.

By the way, don't hesitate to drop your suggestions for new blog articles.

I look forward to seeing you next time.

#debian #linux #vscode #web-development

Comments (1)

Join the discussion

Alexandre Calaça2y ago

Thanks for dropping by.

You can visit all my blog articles if you click on the following link: https://blog.alexandrecalaca.com/archive

Linux

Part 32 of 47

Up next

How to install Homebrew on Deepin OS or any other Debian-based linux distribution

Install the building blocks The sudo apt-get install build-essential command is used to install a set of essential development tools and packages on a Debian-based Linux system. These tools and packages are commonly needed when you want to compile an...

More from this blog

Introduction to React Props

Components Introduction In order to truly understand props in React, we first need to be clear on what components are. A component is a reusable piece of the user interface that encapsulates structure, styling, and behavior. Instead of repeating the ...

Oct 4, 20254 min read

From Github Codespaces to Repository: Step-by-Step Setup

Introduction Context By default, Codespace is using the GITHUB_TOKEN env var (the “Codespaces token”), which can’t create repos. It’s necessary to authenticate gh with a token/account that has the right scopes, or create the repo on the web first. Ob...

Sep 28, 20252 min read

From Github Codespaces to Repository: Step-by-Step Setup

How to create a Git commit without a message?

Solution Here it is: git commit --allow-empty-message -m "" Explanation To create a Git commit without a message, or with an empty message, you can use the --allow-empty-message flag with the git commit command. git commit --allow-empty-message -m "...

Sep 25, 20251 min read

How to create a Git commit without a message?

Step-by-Step Guide to Forcefully Remove and Recreate Docker Containers

Steps Cleanup phase This phase’s goal is to removes existing containers, volumes, networks and images Stop and remove volumes docker compose down --volumes --remove-orphans The previous command stops and removes containers, networks, and default volu...

Sep 12, 20252 min read

Step-by-Step Guide to Forcefully Remove and Recreate Docker Containers

A Complete Guide to Uninstalling Docker completely on Pop!_OS and Ubuntu-based Systems

Steps Stop the service It’s not mandatory, but before uninstalling, it's a good practice to stop any running Docker services. sudo systemctl stop docker Remove docker packages It’s used to completely and forcefully remove a list of specified packag...