WSL环境下VS Code启动报错：找不到'cookie'模块，如何解决？

我在WSL（Ubuntu）环境中使用VS Code已有多年，今早启动时出现报错，无法正常工作，同时WSL的bash提示符变成了PowerShell。

报错日志如下：

[2025-05-09 13:27:45.313] Extension version: 0.99.0
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.313] L10N bundle: none
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.318] authorityHierarchy: wsl+ubuntu
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.318] WSL extension activating for a local WSL instance
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.323] Resolving wsl+ubuntu, resolveAttempt: 1
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.323] WSL feature installed: true (dll path)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.324] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe --list --verbose
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.329] Download in background is enabled
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.357] 1 distros found
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.357] Starting VS Code Server inside WSL (wsl2)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.357] Windows build: 19045. Multi distro support: available. WSL path support: enabled
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.357] Scriptless setup: false
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.358] No shell environment set or found for current distro.
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.429] WSL daemon log file: 
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.430] Probing if server is already installed: if [ -d ~/.vscode-server/bin/19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571 ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf 'alpine-'; fi; uname -m;
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.430] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu -e sh -c if [ -d ~/.vscode-server/bin/19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571 ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf 'alpine-'; fi; uname -m;
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.502] Probing result: install-found x86_64
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.502] Server install found in WSL
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.503] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu sh -c '"$VSCODE_WSL_EXT_LOCATION/scripts/wslServer.sh" 19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571 stable code-server .vscode-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port=0 --connection-token=3564623755-3300462107-3786574462-564283591 --use-host-proxy --without-browser-env-var --disable-websocket-compression --accept-server-license-terms --disable-telemetry --telemetry-level=off'
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.662] Setting up server environment: Looking for /home/mslinn/.vscode-server/server-env-setup. Not found.
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.662] WSL version: 5.15.146.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 Ubuntu
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.662] WSL-shell-PID: 9208
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.662] Node executable: /home/mslinn/.vscode-server/bin/19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571/node
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.662] Starting server: /home/mslinn/.vscode-server/bin/19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571/bin/code-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port=0 --connection-token=3564623755-3300462107-3786574462-564283591 --use-host-proxy --without-browser-env-var --disable-websocket-compression --accept-server-license-terms --disable-telemetry --telemetry-level=off
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]   throw new ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND(packageName, fileURLToPath(base), null);
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]         ^
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] 
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find package 'cookie' imported from /home/mslinn/.vscode-server/bin/19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571/out/server-main.js
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at packageResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:873:9)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at moduleResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:946:18)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1188:11)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at ModuleLoader.defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:642:12)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at #cachedDefaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:591:25)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at ModuleLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:574:38)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:236:38)
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]     at ModuleJob._link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:130:49) {
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663]   code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] }
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] 
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] Node.js v20.19.0
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.663] For help with startup problems, go to https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/troubleshooting#_wsl-tips
[2025-05-09 13:27:45.664] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu -e kill 9208

报错核心是Cannot find package 'cookie'，我已经尝试过覆盖安装Windows端VS Code、删除%AppData%\Code下所有含cache的目录，但都没有效果，请问该如何解决？

1. 修复WSL端VS Code Server的缺失依赖 #

报错是因为WSL内的VS Code Server缺少cookie包，直接在WSL中安装该依赖：

• 打开PowerShell或CMD，进入WSL：wsl -d Ubuntu
• 切换到对应的VS Code Server版本目录（日志中的版本号是19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571）：

  cd ~/.vscode-server/bin/19e0f9e681ecb8e5c09d8784acaa601316ca4571
  

• 使用内置的npm安装缺失的包：

  ./npm install cookie
  

• 安装完成后，重新启动VS Code并连接WSL。

2. 彻底重置WSL端VS Code Server #

如果修复依赖无效，直接删除WSL内的VS Code Server目录，让VS Code重新部署完整的服务端：

• 进入WSL：wsl -d Ubuntu
• 删除整个.vscode-server目录：

  rm -rf ~/.vscode-server
  

• 关闭所有VS Code窗口，重新打开并连接WSL，此时VS Code会自动下载并安装全新的服务端文件。

3. 恢复WSL默认Shell为Bash #

针对WSL提示符变为PowerShell的问题，设置默认Shell为bash：

• 进入WSL：wsl -d Ubuntu
• 执行命令设置默认Shell：

  sudo update-alternatives --set bash /bin/bash
  

• 或者在Windows端的PowerShell中执行：

  wsl -d Ubuntu --set-default-shell bash
  

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Mike Slinn