coder
Cannot change the display language by installing the language pack extension via cli
OS/Web Information
- Web Browser: firefox/edge
- Local OS: windows10
- Remote OS: centos7
- Remote Architecture: amd64
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code-server --version: 4.0.1 735c6da829535969ff7193c79379299e4a1cb9bc
Steps to Reproduce
- download language extension (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans)
- install it
code-server --install-extension MS-CEINTL.vscode-language-pack-zh-hans-1.63.3.vsix - start code-server
Expected
Display language changed to Chinese
Actual
nothing happens, even if I enter Configure Display Language through the command panel, there is no Chinese option
If I install this language extension online, a prompt will pop up in the lower right corner of the browser, asking if I want to change the display language, but there is no prompt after installing the extension offline
Logs
Screenshot
Notes
This issue can be reproduced in VS Code: Yes/No
Hmmm..when I download from OpenVSX, it says not compatible. I think you need to install this version: https://open-vsx.org/extension/MS-CEINTL/vscode-language-pack-zh-hans/1.63.3
However, if I search for it within code-server and click install, it installs and restarts in Chinese.
Video
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3806031/149587207-f3275af5-df31-4dcb-9933-ef3d1baa7880.mov
With CLI
I tried again with 1.63.3 and see the same issue that you're describing. It seems like there could be an issue with the way extensions are installed via the CLI vs the UI 🤔
Possibly related to https://github.com/coder/code-server/issues/4749
cc @code-asher
Workaround
For now, the workaround is to install it while online via the UI
Ah yeah I think it is the same issue here: https://github.com/coder/code-server/issues/3372#issuecomment-840859442
Ah yeah I think it is the same issue here: #3372 (comment)
Do you know if there is any workaround for this? Seems the latest version of VSCode still has this issue
I think the only real workaround is to install the language pack via the UI unfortunately. I suppose one could copy the generated directory and use that to seed new installs though. Maybe keep it as part of a base image or something.