# Install VSCodium on Linux

## What is VSCodium?

> VSCodium is a clone of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. The project’s sole aim is to provide you with ready to use binaries without Microsoft’s telemetry and tracking code. -https://vscodium.com/

## Installing on Linux Devices with APT

1. Log into the Linux device
2. Run the following commands in a terminal window
   # download the gpg key
   wget -qO - https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/raw/master/pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   # add the vscodium apt repository
   echo 'deb https://paulcarroty.gitlab.io/vscodium-deb-rpm-repo/debs/ vscodium main' | sudo tee --append /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list
   # update software repositories
   sudo apt update
   # install vscodium
   sudo apt install codium

VSCodium is also available as an AppImage or Windows installation package from their GitHub at https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases