VSCode's SSH agent is bananas

Re:VSCode's SSH agent is bananas by AlotOfReading on Friday February 07, 2025 @09:19PM (#42979752)

I don't see any reasonable alternatives that can support what VScode does, like running extensions that aren't installed locally. Maybe those features aren't something you want, but they're part of the product feature set.

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Re:VSCode's SSH agent is bananas by roland35 on Saturday February 08, 2025 @09:07AM (#42983021)

I believe extensions are actually installed on the host itself! At least when I use vs code remotely it shows "install on xxx" for each extension if I haven't installed it yet

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Re:VSCode's SSH agent is bananas by knallfrosch on Saturday February 08, 2025 @02:15PM (#42985392)

Exactly. You can use extensions without even installing them locally. They're installed on the host.

Now imagine your host is a rented VM that you throw away after use.

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