C Beginner Learning C – How to Set Up VSCodium on Fedora for C Programming?

[lskeznv]

Hi everyone!

I’m just starting to learn C programming and want to use VSCodium on Fedora as my code editor because I prefer free and open-source software.

My course instructor recommended using the official C/C++ extension from Microsoft for VS Code, but I’ve found that it’s not allowed to be used with VSCodium due to licensing restrictions. So now I’m not sure what the best alternative setup is for writing and running C programs as a beginner.

Here are two things I’m especially looking for help with:

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### 1. Setting Up the Environment
Since I can’t use vscode.cpptools, what other extensions or configurations can I use to make VSCodium work well for writing and running C code as a beginner?

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### 2. Input/Output Redirection
For some assignments, I need to run programs where the input comes from a file (like input.txt) and the output is saved to another file (like output.txt).
What’s the best way to set that up in VSCodium?

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I’m compiling with GCC, and I’d love to hear how others have set up their workflow—especially if you’re using Fedora or another Linux distro.

Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions!

 

[menator01]

You can install all plugins needed from within vscodium

 

[lskeznv]

You can install all plugins needed from within vscodium

VSCodium doesn't have a C/C++ plugin. I tried downloading the .vsix file and installing it, but it didn't work. I looked it up and found that it was restricted by Microsoft.

 

[ratwolf]

VSCodium doesn't have a C/C++ plugin. I tried downloading the .vsix file and installing it, but it didn't work. I looked it up and found that it was restricted by Microsoft.

Did you consider Qt Creator yet?
You can also use it for none-qt projects and plain C, C++.

Ore think about using Kate.