====== Install Visual Studio Linux Features ======

Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022 support features for Linux software development.  

===== Visual Studio 2017, 2019, & 2022 =====

From the Visual Studio installer, simply select the //Linux development with C++// option.

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===== Visual Studio 2015 =====
Go to //Tools-->Extensions and Updates// and find the //Visual C++ for Linux Development// extension.  The //Download// button will take you to a Microsoft website where the extension can be downloaded.
 
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===== More Information =====


See the [[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/03/30/visual-c-for-linux-development/|Visual C++ For Linux Development Blog Post]] for more information.