Issue with debugging and installing C# dependencies - VS Code

Issue with downloading Visual Studio Code debugger or omnisharp required for debugging C# in VS code - mostly behind corporate firewall

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Installing C# dependencies...
Platform: win32, x86_64

Downloading package '.NET Core Debugger (Windows / x64)'     Retrying from 'https://vsdebugger.blob.core.windows.net/coreclr-debug-1-14-7/coreclr-debug-win7-x64.zip' 
Installing package '.NET Core Debugger (Windows / x64)'
Failed at stage: installPackages
Error: end of central directory record signature not found

Finished

Installing C# dependencies…
Platform: win32, x86_64

Fix:

In order to fix this issue, follow the instructions given below:

• Download packages from the URL mentioned in the above error and place them in location:
  C:\Users\UserName.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.csharp-1.14.0.debugger
  and for omnisharp copy the files in:
  C:\Users\UserName.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.csharp-1.14.0.omnisharp

This should fix the issue.

Happy coding!