Missing dependencies in debian package

[andyneff]

• VSCode Version: 1.5.3
• OS Version: debian jessie

Steps to Reproduce:

1. build_deps="curl ca-certificates"
2. apt-get update
3. DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ${build_deps}
4. curl -L https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=760868 -o /code.deb
5. dpkg -i /code.deb
6. DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -f --no-install-recommends
7. DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get purge -y --auto-remove ${build_deps}
8. rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /code.deb

Does not install the following libraries

libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0
libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
libatk-1.0.so.0
libpangocairo-1.0.so.0
libcairo.so.2
libpango-1.0.so.0
libfreetype.so.6
libfontconfig.so.1
libdbus-1.so.3
libXi.so.6
libXcursor.so.1
libXdamage.so.1
libXrandr.so.2
libXcomposite.so.1
libXext.so.6
libXfixes.so.3
libXrender.so.1
libXtst.so.6
libgconf-2.so.4
libasound.so.2
libcups.so.2
libexpat.so.1

The dependencies of the .deb package are

root@2cb088d9c151:/# apt-cache show code | grep ^Depends
Depends: libnotify4, libnss3

• Suggestion - Add a similar subset to the dependency list

libgtk2.0
libatk1.0
libpango1.0
libpangocairo-1.0
libcairo2
libfreetype6
libfontconfig1
libdbus-1-3
libxi6
libxcursor1
libxdamage1
libxrandr2
libxcomposite1
libxext6
libxfixes3
libxrender1
libxtst6
libgconf-2-4
libasound2
libcups2
libexpat1

and now

libxss1

[vith]

/usr/share/code/bin/../code: error while loading shared libraries: libgconf-2.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

In my case I only needed to install libgconf-2-4 manually, on elementary OS 0.4 (uses Ubuntu 16.04 repos).

[bencdelaney]

/usr/share/code/bin/../code: error while loading shared libraries: libXss.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

This was on 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04, after installing code_1.8.1-1482159060_i386.deb. Installing libxss1 fixed my problem.

[ericblade]

Ubuntu 16.04.2 required me to perform:

sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0 libxss-dev libgconf-2-4 libasound2

after installing the code package to get it to work (i started with a system that was configured only for text usage)

[0xabu]

As a minor tweak to the workaround above, I don't think you necessarily need/want the -dev packages. I got it working on Ubuntu server 16.04 with just:
sudo apt install libgtk2.0-0 libxss1 libasound2

[figuerres]

current deb vs code installed , installed the libs
now when i type code -verbose all i see is a version number and a code of some kind but no error message and no ui.

i am running wsl / ubuntu and xeyes / xclock / xclalc all work with xming on the machine.
any idea what i am missing ?

[Tyriar]

@figuerres we don't support the Linux binary on WSL and I wouldn't have expected it to ever work reliably.

[figuerres]

@Tyriar
i have seen that some folks had it work, so i am trying it.

here is a question: what IS supported ?
the whole thing is confusing as heck to me.....

if i want to use the linux tools it seems like a mess, the two file systems and which can read what and which can run what.....
i am starting to feel that i should just run a linux box for stuff and forget this linux on windows hack.

just too many quirks...

[Tyriar]

@figuerres AFAIK that while it's possible, WSL was not designed to launch Linux GUI apps under Windows. It's primary purpose is to bring cli tools to Windows. When you install VS Code on Windows it will install a shell script to the path which will launch the Windows version, this is supported.

I tend to generally agree with you that it's too quirky atm which is why I'm sticking with Powershell until WSL is more mature and better support is added to vscode.

Also the correct issue to discuss this on is #13138 (of which you have participated), please keep discussion over there to keep things organized. This issue is specifically about dependencies declared in the deb.

[rzhao271]

Upstream PR ref electron/electron#34077