vscode-docs/remote-release-notes/v1_93.md

August 2024 (version 1.93)

Dev Containers

Optional paths for Templates

During publishing, Dev Container Template authors can now indicate optional files or folders within the Template. This uses a new property on the Template metadata called 'optionalPaths'. End users of the Template can decide whether or not to apply those files to their workspace.

For example, a Template author might want to let a user choose to include/exclude starter code or platform-specific files.

The Dev Containers extension prompts users to select which files or directories should be included when applying the Template.

SSH

Feedback Wanted: Expanded compatibility for remote OSs

Effort has been made this milestone to make it possible to use the Remote - SSH extension with historically unsupported remote machines.

Changes include removing the hard requirement for bash and supporting the BusyBox toolkit of programs.

This effort is experimental and subject to change. We encourage users to try connecting to previously unsupported servers and share their experience.

Note: The remote.SSH.useExecServer setting must be enabled and VS Code Server dependencies like libstdc are still required on the remote machine.