If you can't get browser integration to work, you can still join collaboration sessions manually. Visual Studio Live Share doesn't typically require extra installation steps to enable browser integration on Linux. For more information, see Linux installation details. If you're using a nonstandard configuration or downstream distribution, you might have complications.

The process should be straightforward if you use official distributions of Visual Studio Code and: Given the number of desktop environments and distributions, getting Live Share installed can be complicated.

Download and install the Visual Studio Live Share Extension from Marketplace.

See troubleshooting if you run into problems.

When you download and use Visual Studio Live Share, you agree to the license terms and privacy statement.

See Linux installation details for information on using downstream distributions and other distributions.

Linux: 64-bit Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 and later, Fedora Workstation 27 and later, or CentOS 7. You'll need Visual Studio Code (1.72.0 or later) running on one of the following operating systems: Check it out! Prerequisitesīefore you start, you'll need a supported version of Visual Studio Code for the Live Share core requirements. You can even use the same identity in both instances. Did you know that you can join your own collaboration session? Doing so allows you to try Live Share on your own or to spin up an instance of Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code and connect to it remotely.

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