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Ubuntu – VSCode | The editor cannot be opened due to an unexpected error

Goal: Get regular Bash and Git in Terminal working for Python projects in Visual Studio Code.

Anytime I launch, I see this error. I cannot open code or use Terminal.

Visual Studio Code screen

Error Message:

The editor cannot be opened due to an unexpected error: No file system provider found for resource 'vscode-remote://wsl%2Bubuntu/...'

Update: Uninstalled WSL. I no longer have the below old Terminal output.

Terminal:

[2022-06-13 15:53:18.277] Resolving wsl+ubuntu, resolveAttempt: 1
[2022-06-13 15:53:18.361] Starting VS Code Server inside WSL (wsl1)
[2022-06-13 15:53:18.361] Extension version: 0.66.3
[2022-06-13 15:53:18.361] Windows build: 19044. Multi distro support: available. WSL path support: enabled
[2022-06-13 15:53:18.361] No shell environment set or found for current distro.
[2022-06-13 15:53:18.546] WSL daemon log file: 
[2022-06-13 15:53:18.548] Probing if server is already installed: C:WINDOWSSystem32wsl.exe -d Ubuntu -e sh -c "[ -d ~/.vscode-server/bin/c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5 ] && printf found || ([ -f /etc/alpine-release ] && printf alpine-; uname -m)"
[2022-06-13 15:53:19.023] Probing result: x86_64
[2022-06-13 15:53:19.024] No server install found in WSL, needs linux-x64
[2022-06-13 15:53:19.024] Downloading server on client side to C:UsersdabellAppDataLocalTempvscode-remote-wslc3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5vscode-server-stable-linux-x64.tar.gz.
[2022-06-13 15:53:19.024] https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5/server-linux-x64/stable
[2022-06-13 15:53:26.719] Unable to download server on client side: Error: Request downloadRequest failed with message: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND update.code.visualstudio.com. Will try to download on WSL side.
[2022-06-13 15:53:26.721] Launching C:WINDOWSSystem32wsl.exe -d Ubuntu sh -c '"$VSCODE_WSL_EXT_LOCATION/scripts/wslServer.sh" c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5 stable code-server .vscode-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port=0 --connection-token=1433349295-3472956524-2784734323-674824766 --use-host-proxy --without-browser-env-var --disable-websocket-compression --accept-server-license-terms --telemetry-level=all'
[2022-06-13 15:53:27.103] Setting up server environment: Looking for /home/danielbellhv/.vscode-server/server-env-setup. Not found.
[2022-06-13 15:53:27.104] WSL version: 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft Ubuntu
[2022-06-13 15:53:27.104] Updating VS Code Server to version c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5
[2022-06-13 15:53:27.104] Removing previous installation...
[2022-06-13 15:53:27.104] Installing VS Code Server for x64 (c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5)
[2022-06-13 15:53:27.104] Downloading:     
[2022-06-13 15:53:37.329] 100%
[2022-06-13 15:53:37.329] Failed
[2022-06-13 15:53:37.331] --2022-06-13 16:53:37--  https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5/server-linux-x64/stable
[2022-06-13 15:53:37.331] Resolving update.code.visualstudio.com (update.code.visualstudio.com)... 
[2022-06-13 15:53:47.093] failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.
[2022-06-13 15:53:47.093] wget: unable to resolve host address ‘update.code.visualstudio.com’
[2022-06-13 15:53:47.093] ERROR: Failed to download https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5/server-linux-x64/stable to /home/danielbellhv/.vscode-server/bin/c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5-1655135606.tar.gz
[2022-06-13 15:53:47.094] VS Code Server for WSL closed unexpectedly.
[2022-06-13 15:53:47.094] For help with startup problems, go to https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/troubleshooting#_wsl-tips
[2022-06-13 15:53:47.116] WSL Daemon exited with code 0
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  1. Chosen as BEST ANSWER
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    I simply uninstalled and reinstalled WSL 2, from Windows Store.

    You can via. command line, but I found using Windows Store to be more accessible / user friendly.


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    I’m kind of late to the party, but I’ve just had this issue today. I only restarted Windows, and now it works fine!

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    This can be solved temporarily by restarting the WSL container’s network.

    Open Powershell as administrator and run the following command:

    Restart-Service LxssManager

    I would advise saving it to a script such as restart-WSL-network.ps1 and setting up a shortcut to run this when it happens again.

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  4. 0

    running wsl --shutdown from windows command line and relaunch the vscode solved my issue.

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  5. 0

    Deleting the .vscode* folders in the home directory (in wsl) fixed the issue

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    Something was hung for me. Couldn’t restart wsl, so restarted the PC, made sure wsl is running, then docker if you are using docker and vscode opens fine.

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