If you are using a Windows machine, most things should work just fine. That said, there are a few things that will make life easier.
You should install a useful terminal emulator. I strongly recommend using MobaXterm or Cmder (note: if you are using Cmder and have issues with vi, this can be solved by integrating Cmder with the Windows Terminal ). MobaXterm comes with x-forwarding to view GUI applications, but Cmder is more minimalistic if that's your style. If the codes you are trying to run or develop rely on Linux but you are on Windows, you should install the Windows Subsystem for Linux , which allows you to run Ubuntu from within Windows itself. You can run VS Code from Ubuntu on Windows using the WSL extension to make the process seamless.