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I have set up a code-server on a remote machine and when browsing the extensions, the C/C++-Extension from Microsoft is not available.
It is also not possible to install it via the CLI: 

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ code-server --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools
Installing extensions...
Extension 'ms-vscode.cpptools' not found.
Make sure you use the full extension ID, including the publisher, e.g.: ms-dotnettools.csharp
Failed Installing Extensions: ms-vscode.cpptools

Is this extension just not available, or is it, because the server is not accessible via HTTPS (I couldn't get the certification to work)

memeToasty
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First you have to fullfill prerequisites: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-linux

Then download the extension: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools

-> Click on version history and choose for your linux architecture.

Install extension with: code-server --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools-1.10.3@linux-x64.vsix

Tropaion
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  • Do you have a way to install this programmatically without attended clicks? – Mihai Ungureanu Jul 03 '23 at 16:27
  • Should be possible if you write a script, but haven't tried it, since I didn't need it. – Tropaion Jul 04 '23 at 19:06
  • It kind of works, but vscode CLI does not seem to have a fully consistent behavior. I have opened a couple of trackers with the involved teams: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/discussions/11154#discussioncomment-6387284 and one here that is not yet published: https://github.com/coder/code-server/issues – Mihai Ungureanu Jul 11 '23 at 08:04