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--- software:vscode:caviness [2024-04-26 17:34] – anita
+++ software:vscode:caviness [2025-03-13 16:29] (current) – [Setting up remote connections] anita
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 ==== Download and install ====
-  - Install the [[http://code.visualstudio.com/download|Stable Build VSCode]] on the local machine. **DO NOT** install the VSCode Insiders Build, as it will not work with the proxy.
+  - Install the [[http://code.visualstudio.com/download|Stable Build VSCode]] on the local machine. **DO NOT** install the VSCode Insiders Build, as it will not work with the proxy. If the version of VSCode downloaded is newer than version 1.90, please make sure to do these [[software:vscode:caviness#additional-steps-required-for-vscode-newer-than-version-190|additional steps]].
   - Install a [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/troubleshooting|supported SSH client]].
   - In the extensions tab of VSCode, search for [[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh|Remote - SSH]] and install.
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-It will open the Config file located in the path specified by ''~/vscode-remote-ssh/config''. You may have multiple configurations used for Caviness with different Host definitions. For example, in this Config file, ''Host Caviness'' starts the interactive job on the ''devel'' partition and requests 4 CPUs for the remote shell to use. '' Host CavinessGPU'' requests a P100 GPU for the interactive job on the ''devel'' partition.
+It will open the Config file located in the path specified by ''~/vscode-remote-ssh/config''. You may have multiple configurations used for Caviness with different Host definitions. For example, in this Config file, ''Host Caviness'' starts the interactive job using ''it_css'' workgroup on the ''devel'' partition and requests 4 CPUs for the remote shell to use. '' Host CavinessGPU'' requests a P100 GPU for the interactive job on the ''devel'' partition.
 For this example,  the Config file ''~/vscode-remote-ssh/config'' contains the following definitions  (remember User ''traine'' should be replace with your username as well as possible partition and other options)
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 You can open the file on your home directory in Caviness and edit it. After completing the job, click ''Close Remote Connection'' to stop the job.
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+==== Additional Steps required for VSCode newer than version 1.90 ====
+Recent releases of VSCode require a newer version of ''wget'' than the system's default version on Caviness. This discrepancy can result in a "connection failed" error as reported and discussed [[https://groups.google.com/a/udel.edu/g/hpc-ask/c/l8jvUHk2bUE/m/mAzWz7k5AAAJ|here]]. To resolve this, wget v1.24.5 has been installed at ''/opt/shared/wget/bin/wget''.
+<note important>
+To ensure the updated version of wget is used by default, you can create a symbolic link in your ''~/bin'' directory by following the steps below:
+. Create a bin directory in your home directory (if it doesn't already exist):
+<code>mkdir ~/bin</code>
+. Create a symbolic link for wget v1.24.5 in the ''~/bin'' directory:
+<code>ln -s /opt/shared/wget/1.24.5/bin/wget ~/bin/wget</code>
+. Modify your ''~/.bash_profile'' on Caviness:
+Update the PATH variable by changing the line from:
+<code>PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin</code>
+to:
+<code>PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH</code>
+. Apply the changes to your ''~/.bash_profile'':
+After making the changes, you can apply them by either logging out and back in or by running:
+<code>source ~/.bash_profile</code>
+</note>
 ==== Using SSH keys ====