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Run Visual Studio Code as root on Linux

Run Visual Studio Code as root on Linux

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Ever wanted to open a file as root on Linux with Visual Studio Code? Here’s the command to do so: sudo mkdir -pv /root/.config/code/ && xhost +local: && sudo code --no-sandbox --user-data-dir=/root/.config/code/

Last updated on • Mohamed Bana