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by asdaq1312512
871 days ago
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Just to double-check - does this mean Ubuntu 18.04 cannot be a VSCode remote target anymore? > VS Code 1.86 (aka the ‘January 2024’ update) saw Microsoft bump the minimum build requirements for the text editor’s popular remote dev tools to ≥glibc 2.28 — but Ubuntu 18.04 LTS uses glibc 2.27, ergo they no longer work. |
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18.04 is an LTS release which according to Ubuntu's website ended standard support in April 2023 and still has "Expanded Security Maintenance" until April 2028.
From the article it seems like the real problem is Microsoft didn't adequately communicate the change in advance or provide safety checks when upgrading. It seems like an easy oversight to make though.
Also I'm sympathetic to the numerous situations in which developers have no ability to upgrade old Linux boxes but it seems like Microsoft's not entirely to blame for not supporting a 6 year old Ubuntu release a year after its standard support timeframe.
TL;DR: Situation sucks, seems like a typical Linux dependency issue, hopefully they consider and communicate better in the future.