This script downloads the tar.gz files from Microsoft servers, installs them in the /opt folder, and registers a symlink, as well as in the application pool. Designed for the convenience of Arch Linux users

vsc-updater.sh

#!/bin/sh
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# this script downloads vscode and installs it to /opt/

if [ -d /tmp/vscode.tar.gz ]; then
    rm /tmp/vscode.tar.gz
fi

# download vscode
curl -L -f "https://code.visualstudio.com/sha/download?build=stable&os=linux-x64" -o /tmp/vscode.tar.gz 

# check if download successed
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Download failed!"
    exit 1
fi

# extract vscode
tar -xvf /tmp/vscode.tar.gz -C /tmp/

# checked if extracted
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Extraction failed!"
    exit 1
fi

# close all instances of vscode
killall -9 code

# check if vscode exists
if [ ! -d /opt/vscode ]; then
    echo "VSCode not installed!"
    echo "Skip removing old vscode"
else 
    # remove old vscode
    sudo rm -rf /opt/vscode
fi

# move vscode to /opt/
sudo mv /tmp/VSCode-linux-x64 /opt/vscode
# check if moved
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Move failed!"
    exit 1
fi

# check if symlink dont exists
if [ -f /usr/local/bin/code ]; then
    echo "Symlink already exists!"
    echo "Remove old symlink"
    sudo rm /usr/local/bin/code
fi

# create symlink
sudo ln -s /opt/vscode/bin/code /usr/local/bin/code

# check if symlink created
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Symlink failed!"
    exit 1
fi

# remove downloaded file
rm /tmp/vscode.tar.gz


# register in application pool
file="[Desktop Entry]
Name=Visual Studio Code
Comment=Code Editing. Redefined.
GenericName=Text Editor
Exec=/opt/vscode/code
Icon=/opt/vscode/resources/app/resources/linux/code.png
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=Code
Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Development;IDE;
MimeType=text/plain;inode/directory;
"

msg="[INFO] Currently registered only for your user! Please run the script as root to register it system-wide."
if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "$file" > ~/.local/share/applications/code.desktop
else
    msg="Successfully registered for all users!"
    echo "$file" > /usr/share/applications/code.desktop
fi

# check if registered
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "Register failed!"
    exit 1
fi

# success
echo "VSCode installed!"
echo "$msg"
exit 0