Install vscode Ubuntu 16.04

install-vscode.bash

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
sudo mv microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.gpg
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/vscode stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list'

# install vs code 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install code # or code-insiders

You can install an older version of vscode,

sudo apt install aptitude
sudo aptitude install code

reject other options and select yes when prompted to install the older version of code (1.11.2)

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