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- [Download/Install](#download-install)
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- [Install with Brew](#install-with-brew)
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- [Why Does This Exist](#why)
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+- [Getting all the Telemetry Out](#disable-telemetry)
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- [Supported OS](#supported-os)
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- [Extensions + Marketplace](#extensions-marketplace)
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- [Migrating from Visual Studio Code to VSCodium](#migrating)
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@@ -47,6 +48,22 @@ Microsoft's build process does download additional files. This was brought up in
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- electron
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- ffmpeg
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+## <a id="disable-telemetry"></a>Getting all the Telemetry Out
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+Even though we do not pass the telemetry build flags (and go out of our way to cripple the baked-in telemetry), Microsoft will still track usage by default. After installing VSCodium, you must manually disable telemetry in your settings file to stop it from sending tracking data to Microsoft.
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+The instructions [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-telemetry-reporting) and [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-crash-reporting) help with disabling telemetry.
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+It is also highly recommended that you review all the settings that "use online services" by following [these instructions](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq#_managing-online-services). The `@tag:usesOnlineServices` filter on the settings page will show that by default:
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+- Extensions auto check for updates and auto install updates
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+- Searches within the app are sent to an online service for "natural language processing"
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+- Updates to the app are fetched in the background
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+These can all be disabled.
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+__Please note that some extensions send telemetry data to Microsoft as well. We have no control over this and can only recommend removing the extension.__
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+_(For example the C# extension `ms-vscode.csharp` sends tracking data to Microsoft.)_
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## <a id="supported-os"></a>Supported OS
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- [x] OSX x64 (zipped app file)
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- [x] Linux x64 (`.deb`, `.rpm`, and `.tar.gz` files)
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