Very ugly font on Ubuntu 18.10

[farzadmf]

• VSCode Version: 1.30.2
• OS Version: Ubuntu 18.10

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install VSCode using snap
2. Start debugging a dotnet core application so that the Debug windows are open

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No
I'm not sure how to perform this step because if I disable all extensions, I cannot start debugging my application

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I have installed VsCode using snap on Ubuntu 18.10, and the fonts seem to be fine on the editor (of course not as good as on Windows!), but for some reason, the editor "tooltip", the debug console and sidebar have extremely ugly fonts. I tried finding a setting to change at least the font in the debug console, but I didn't find anything.

Here's a screenshot with red rectangles around the regions with the weird font:

Is this fixable, or I have to live with this appearance if I want to work with VsCode on Ubuntu

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• Font rendering issues in Ubuntu 18.10 (#62501)

[isidorn]

This is a known snap issue.
@joaomoreno can point you to the original issue.
To worka around it, do not install vscode via a snap

[farzadmf]

Thank you @isidorn for your answer, after installing "normally" (and restarting), it looks better now.

Just one question: will there be an easier way to install VSCode on Ubuntu other than going to the Website and downloading the package? Something that can be done from the command line? (I know we can use curl and stuff, but using a package manager)

[joaomoreno]

#63194

@farzadmf Yes, we are working on an official snap release, but we'd like to fix issues like this one first.

[farzadmf]

Thank you @joaomoreno , that's good to know