Can't install plug-in into WSL

[yurnov]

Type: Bug

• VS Code Version:
  Version: 1.79.2 (system setup)
  Commit: 695af097c7bd098fbf017ce3ac85e09bbc5dda06
  Date: 2023-06-14T08:57:04.379Z
  Electron: 22.5.7
  Chromium: 108.0.5359.215
  Node.js: 16.17.1
  V8: 10.8.168.25-electron.0
  OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19042
• OS Version:
  Edition Windows 10 Enterprise
  Version 20H2
  Installed on ‎8/‎13/‎2022
  OS build 19042.1889
  Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0
• Plug-ins installed:
  Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Pack that include ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl v0.79.5
• WSL:
  wsl version 1 (as virtualization is not supported)

uname -a && cat /etc/os-release
Linux seliiwvdec51893 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft #1237-Microsoft Sat Sep 11 14:32:00 PST 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Freshly installed WSL and VSCode with a Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Pack
2. Trying to install plugins that require installation is vscode-server (WSL in my particular case) and got a message This extension is disabled in this workspace because it is defined to run in the Remote Extension Host. Please install the extension in 'WSL: Ubuntu' to enable. Learn More, even plug-in ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl v0.79.5 is installed
   

In my case it's a eamodio.gitlens

4. Trying to rm -rf ~/.vscode-server, disable and enable again ms-vscode-remote.remote-wsl plug-in, remove and reinstall plug-in, completely remove and reinstall VSCode. Result is the same.

VS Code version: Code 1.79.2 (695af097c7bd098fbf017ce3ac85e09bbc5dda06, 2023-06-14T08:57:04.379Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19042
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft
Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft

[yurnov]

During debug session I found following error in logs:

EACCES: permission denied, rename '/home/<username>/.vscode-server/extensions/.1b8a525e-e32f-4abd-b021-c376c1351a6e' -> '/home/<username>/.vscode-server/extensions/eamodio.gitlens-2023.6.1705'

I used WA from here microsoft/WSL#3395 (comment) and add a line "remote.WSL.fileWatcher.polling": true into my setting.json and restart VSCode, than plug-in installed successfully.

Going to close this issue