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I don't get it. From what I can tell, they added
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.listwith a third-party MS repository . . . and that's it. You can now dosudo apt install codeand get VS Code installed. If you don't want VS Code, then don't install it. At worst, Microsoft gets a log entry of you downloading the package list every time you dosudo apt update.I don't really like VS Code, myself, but it's becoming something of an industry standard. Even in environments that are otherwise Linux-based. Lots of my coworkers use it even though we deploy on Linux. Making it easier for students to install is understandable.
I'm also confused, and I say this as someone who uses Debian as their main driver.