This process involves two main steps: importing Microsoft's security key to trust their packages, and then adding the repository definition so dnf knows where to look.


Open your terminal and run the following command. This key is used to verify that the packages you are downloading are genuinely from Microsoft and haven't been tampered with.

sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc

Next, run this command to create the repository file. This tells your system's package manager (dnf) where to find the official VS Code packages.

sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[code]\nname=Visual Studio Code\nbaseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/vscode\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" > /etc/yum.repos.d/vscode.repo'

Now that the repository is set up, you can update your package cache and install VS Code with a standard dnf command:

sudo dnf check-update

sudo dnf install code

That's it! Visual Studio Code is now installed on your system. You can find it in your application list and you will receive updates automatically through the standard Fedora software update process.