WSL2 cannot use the `code .` environment variable to open VS Code.

If you're using WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux 2) and encountering issues when trying to open VS Code with code . command, you may see errors like this: a

Updating VS Code Server to version f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813
Removing previous installation...
Installing VS Code Server for Linux x64 (f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813)
Downloading: 100%
Failed
--2024-11-17 17:36:58--  https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813/server-linux-x64/stable
Connecting to 127.0.0.1:7890... connected.
ERROR: cannot verify update.code.visualstudio.com's certificate, issued by ‘CN=Microsoft Azure RSA TLS Issuing CA 08,O=Microsoft Corporation,C=US’:
  Self-signed certificate encountered.
To connect to update.code.visualstudio.com insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.
ERROR: Failed to download https://update.code.visualstudio.com/commit:f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813/server-linux-x64/stable to /root/.vscode-server/bin/f1a4fb101478ce6ec82fe9627c43efbf9e98c813-1731836218.tar.gz
Please install missing certificates.
Debian/Ubuntu:  sudo apt-get install ca-certificates

Use the following command:

sudo apt-get install ca-certificates

echo "check_certificate = off" >> ~/.wgetrc