WSL2 - Code.exe: Exec format error

[shinebayar-g]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version:

Version: 1.81.0 (user setup)
Commit: 6445d93c81ebe42c4cbd7a60712e0b17d9463e97
Date: 2023-08-02T12:37:13.485Z
Electron: 22.3.18
ElectronBuildId: 22689846
Chromium: 108.0.5359.215
Node.js: 16.17.1
V8: 10.8.168.25-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621

• OS Version:

> wsl --version
WSL version: 1.2.5.0
Kernel version: 5.15.90.1
WSLg version: 1.0.51
MSRDC version: 1.2.3770
Direct3D version: 1.608.2-61064218
DXCore version: 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Windows version: 10.0.22621.2070

Not sure if recent update broke it. But I'm getting the following error all of a sudden when I run code . AFAIK It was working fine before upgrading the VSCode today.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open WSL2 shell
2. Run code .

❯ code .
/mnt/c/Users/me/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/bin/code: 61: /mnt/c/Users/me/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/Code.exe: Exec format error

Not sure why code command is trying to run Code.exe.

• Removed ~/.vscode-server in WSL2, close vscode, shutdown WSL2 and restart everything. Didn't work.
• Did Clean Install. Didn't work.

Opening VSCode through Windows' desktop shortcut is working and able to connect to WSL2 through the Remote Explorer menu.

Edit: Looks like it's also reported in microsoft/WSL#10363
Edit2: Looks like it's something related to systemd?

It works with systemd disabled.

I had systemd enabled.

❯ cat /etc/wsl.conf
[boot]
systemd=true

[marcelo-r]

I'm also having the same problem when trying to use code to open a directory from inside WSL.

WSL version:

WSL version: 1.2.5.0
Kernel version: 5.15.90.1
WSLg version: 1.0.51
MSRDC version: 1.2.3770
Direct3D version: 1.608.2-61064218
DXCore version: 10.0.25131.1002-220531-1700.rs-onecore-base2-hyp
Windows version: 10.0.19045.3208

VS Code version

Version: 1.81.0 (system setup)
Commit: 6445d93c81ebe42c4cbd7a60712e0b17d9463e97
Date: 2023-08-02T12:37:13.485Z
Electron: 22.3.18
ElectronBuildId: 22689846
Chromium: 108.0.5359.215
Node.js: 16.17.1
V8: 10.8.168.25-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

$ code .
/mnt/c/Program Files/Microsoft VS Code/bin/code: 61: /mnt/c/Program Files/Microsoft VS Code/Code.exe: Exec format error

[pierzchalski]

If you're using systemd you can try the solution from here - it fixed this exact issue for me.

[aeschli]

This is a WSL issue (microsoft/WSL#8952), nothing we can fix in VS Code.