VS Code internal error

Question

I'm getting a bizarre error seemingly out of the blue. A google search came back empty. I'm stumped here. Running Ubuntu 18.04:

code . 

internal error, please report: running "vscode" failed: cannot find current revision for snap vscode: readlink /snap/vscode/current: permission denied

'sudo code .' will result in the same error message.

Maybe try sudo code . Not sure as I don't use product but it might work. Don't open and save any files though if it works. Just exit Visual Code and restart normally with code .. I presume your snaps aren't being updated automatically by systemd boot and it's trying to do it at run-time instead. — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Oct 12 '18 at 00:14
Another point to make is it's an internal error and you should report it to MicroSoft. — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Oct 12 '18 at 00:21
Not a duplicate as the installation of VS code does not address the issue. — qorka, Oct 12 '18 at 12:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '18 at 23:36

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sudo chmod 777 -R /snap/vscode/

Did the trick.

answered Oct 15 '18 at 23:36

qorka

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Setting 777 permissions for this folder is a bad idea. – karel Oct 16 '18 at 05:05
Can you elaborate on why? – qorka Oct 16 '18 at 20:52
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Is setting CHMOD to 777 Dangerous? – karel Oct 16 '18 at 20:58

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