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

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## 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.

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## Solution 1 - Duplicate workspace

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### File

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1693486217165/9f9778f0-e1c4-4a35-a928-8756328a0ddb.png align="center")

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### Duplicate workspace

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1694539719091/41b426f0-2e92-4e42-b681-a739f0dcc738.png align="center")

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## Solution 2 - New window

### Open the terminal

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1694540215443/74ee036c-cac6-4a6c-ae4b-681260ac87c9.png align="center")

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### New window

```apache
code --new-window
```

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