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Official Support for ARM/Raspberry Pi Linux (armhf, arm64)

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Mar 14, 20260 views
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Problem

- VSCode Version: > 1.1 - OS Version: Ubuntu Mate / Linux It would be good if VS Code Supports Raspberry Pi 2/3 or provide arm binaries alongside the x86 and x86-64 binaries for linux

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Solution: Official Support for ARM/Raspberry Pi Linux (armhf, arm64)

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Having the same problem on my Raspbian (debian) running at a Raspberry Pi 3. I've actually tried to compile it from source, but I got this: [code block] I tried using `nodejs` from `apt-get`, and tried again using this version (supose to build for ARM): http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb For compiling, I wrote this: [code block] Not sure if the `npm.sh` support the `arch para

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  1. 1

    Having the same problem on my Raspbian (debian) running at a Raspberry Pi 3.

    I've actually tried to compile it from source, but I got this:

    text
    npm ERR! notsup Unsupported
    npm ERR! notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents@0.3.8
    npm ERR! notsup Valid OS: darwin
    npm ERR! notsup Valid Arch: any
    npm ERR! notsup Actual OS: linux
    npm ERR! notsup Actual Arch: arm
    ```
    
    I tried using `nodejs` from `apt-get`, and tried again using this version (supose to build for ARM):
    http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
    
    For compiling, I wrote this:
    
    ```
    ./scripts/npm.sh install --arch=armhf
  2. 2

    I tried using `nodejs` from `apt-get`, and tried again using this version (supos

    http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb

  3. 3

    Not sure if the `npm.sh` support the `arch parameter`

    Not sure if the `npm.sh` support the `arch parameter`

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Resolved in microsoft/vscode GitHub issue #6442. Community reactions: 0 upvotes.

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