Recommended workspace extensions are not prompted after dev container is recreated

[mehmetgiritli]

Type: Bug

We use docker containers (of our own) and using "Attach to a running container" feature of dev containers, we get connected to these in VS Code.

In a remote folder in container, we have a .vscode folder with recommended extensions. This works quite well, but only the first time.

When the remote workspace is opened which contains the recommended extensions settings, it will ask and install them when accepted.

However, if the containers are recreated after this, it will no longer ask to install recommended extensions. And since the containers are recreated, the extensions which were previously installed into the container are all gone.

The only way I could find to make VSCode to ask avbout the recommended extensions again is by going to the host computer and removing .config/Code folder. Once I do that and connect to the recreated container again, I will get the recommendations question.

It would be great to be able to avoid this. I'm not sure if it is a bug or just a missing feature. I think this should be considered a bug.

VS Code version: Code 1.79.2 (695af09, 2023-06-14T08:59:55.818Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.4.0-gentoo
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.4.0-gentoo

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics (16 x 4336)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: disabled_off
Load (avg)	0, 1, 1
Memory (System)	30.76GB (8.49GB free)
Process Argv	--unity-launch --crash-reporter-id ef329fbd-6ee2-4e4e-ae97-8c564886dba7
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%
DESKTOP_SESSION	gnome
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	GNOME
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP	gnome
XDG_SESSION_TYPE	x11

Item	Value
Remote	Container universityofabdn/workspace-built:latest (workspace)
OS	Linux x64 6.4.0-gentoo
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics (16 x 4566)
Memory (System)	30.76GB (8.50GB free)
VM	0%

Extensions (20)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
remote-containers	ms-	0.295.0
npm-intellisense	chr	1.4.4
redis-xplorer	Dav	1.2.7
vscode-eslint	dba	2.4.2
composer-php-vscode	DEV	1.36.13417
phptools-vscode	DEV	1.36.13417
profiler-php-vscode	DEV	1.36.13417
githistory	don	0.6.20
vscode-duplicate	mrm	1.2.1
vscode-docker	ms-	1.25.2
sqltools	mtx	0.28.0
sqltools-driver-mysql	mtx	0.6.0
phpstan-vscode	San	2.2.25
vscode-blade-formatter	shu	0.20.15
code-spell-checker	str	2.20.5
vscode-stylelint	sty	1.2.4
shellcheck	tim	0.32.6
vscode-phpsab	val	0.0.16
volar	Vue	1.8.3
vscode-typescript-vue-plugin	Vue	1.8.3

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[sandy081]

Can you please check if these extensions are installed locally too?

[mehmetgiritli]

Can you please check if these extensions are installed locally too?

Hi there. No, these extensions are not installed locally.