Can't install Platform IO in a newly install VSCode

PlatformIO IDE
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Hello eveyrone.

I just installed VSCode and I can’t see PlatformIO in the extension panel :

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Any idea ?

Here is the detail of VSCode installation :

Version: 1.50.1
Commit: d2e414d9e4239a252d1ab117bd7067f125afd80a
Date: 2020-10-15T10:42:48.064Z
Electron: 9.3.3
Chrome: 83.0.4103.122
Node.js: 12.14.1
V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 5.8.14-arch1-1
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Looks like you’re running the OSS version of VSCode which doesn’t have the Microsoft marketplace stuff? PlatformIO needs the Microsoft C/C++ extension and other Intellisense stuff… Try a to install a normal VSCode version and retry.

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This is what I see on my working Linux version of VSCode, Linux Mint 19.3 64bit:

Version: 1.50.1
Commit: d2e414d9e4239a252d1ab117bd7067f125afd80a
Date: 2020-10-13T14:44:48.716Z
Electron: 9.2.1
Chrome: 83.0.4103.122
Node.js: 12.14.1
V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 4.15.0-122-generic

While the version number and commit are the same, dates and such like are different.

I used to use VSCodium, as that didn’t have the Microsoft Telemetry enabled, but a few releases back, things changed and it was no longer able to see the Microsoft Marketplace.

I’m running the official Microsoft version with no telemetry enabled as I have a “piHole” on my network, to get rid of adverts and telemetry and trackers etc.

HTH.

Cheers,
Norm.

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Thank you !

After installing the Microsoft version, I could see the PlatformIO plugin.