better workaround for Code OSS remotes

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Inga 🏳‍🌈 1 year ago
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@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ In host, create new FF profile (`about:profiles`) for that purpose, and configur
Note that VS Code (and all related products) has a protection intended to prevent OSS variants from connecting to proprietary versions of VS code. Note that VS Code (and all related products) has a protection intended to prevent OSS variants from connecting to proprietary versions of VS code.
However, apparently, it is implemented in such a way that it prevents even different OSS products from connecting to each other. However, apparently, it is implemented in such a way that it prevents even different OSS products from connecting to each other.
Only "Code OSS" is packaged for Alpine; and only VSCodium has server-side builds, so you'll need to patch Code OSS to make it pretend to be VSCodium. Only "Code OSS" is packaged for Alpine (until https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/14860 is implemented);
and only VSCodium has official server-side builds, so you'll need to use custom server-side builds with Code OSS.
Steps to get it running, assuming that you already have keyring and key-based SSH auth (with non-RSA key) configured: Steps to get it running, assuming that you already have keyring and key-based SSH auth (with non-RSA key) configured:
@ -745,7 +746,11 @@ In my experience, changing `nameShort`, `nameLong`, `applicationName`, `dataFold
and adding `updateUrl`, `quality` and `commit` fields was enough. and adding `updateUrl`, `quality` and `commit` fields was enough.
But most of these fields are probably irrelevant and can be left as is. But most of these fields are probably irrelevant and can be left as is.
Run `code-oss`, add "Open Remote - SSH" extension by jeanp413, exit. Run `code-oss`, add "Open Remote - SSH" extension by jeanp413.
Go to its settings, and set "Server Download Url Template" to
`https://github.com/gitpod-io/openvscode-server/releases/download/openvscode-server-v${version}/openvscode-server-v${version}-${os}-${arch}.tar.gz`
(otherwise it will download VSCodium server-side builds by default).
Exit `code-oss`.
Add `"enable-proposed-api": ["jeanp413.open-remote-ssh"]` at the root level of `~/.vscode-oss/argv.json`. Add `"enable-proposed-api": ["jeanp413.open-remote-ssh"]` at the root level of `~/.vscode-oss/argv.json`.

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