diff --git a/docs/settings/linux/c_cpp_properties.json b/docs/settings/linux/c_cpp_properties.json
index 2e44233747..d602b8da6e 100644
--- a/docs/settings/linux/c_cpp_properties.json
+++ b/docs/settings/linux/c_cpp_properties.json
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
     {
       "name": "linux",
       "includePath": [
-        "${workspaceFolder}/common/include",
-        "${workspaceFolder}/common/include/**",
         "${workspaceFolder}/core/include",
         "${workspaceFolder}/core/include/**",
         "${workspaceFolder}/core/build/arch/debug/include/",
diff --git a/docs/settings/linux/extensions.json b/docs/settings/linux/extensions.json
index c61ba0fd94..bd7f528324 100644
--- a/docs/settings/linux/extensions.json
+++ b/docs/settings/linux/extensions.json
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
   // for the documentation about the extensions.json format
   "recommendations": [
     "asabil.meson",
-    "EditorConfig.editorconfig",
+    "editorconfig.editorconfig",
     "ms-python.python",
-    "timonwong.shellcheck"
+    "mads-hartmann.bash-ide-vscode",
+    "timonwong.shellcheck",
+    "maelvalais.autoconf"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/docs/settings/linux/settings.json b/docs/settings/linux/settings.json
index 2f28814b27..be15b13027 100644
--- a/docs/settings/linux/settings.json
+++ b/docs/settings/linux/settings.json
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@
     "glib.h": "c"
   },
   "C_Cpp.clang_format_fallbackStyle": "Google",
+  "bashIde.explainshellEndpoint": "http://localhost:5000",
+  "bashIde.highlightParsingErrors": true,
   "shellcheck.customArgs": [
     "--external-sources --source-path=resources/build/"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "EnabledIfIncludesResolve",
 }
diff --git a/docs/settings/linux/tasks.json b/docs/settings/linux/tasks.json
index 7beff2efe8..f274656555 100644
--- a/docs/settings/linux/tasks.json
+++ b/docs/settings/linux/tasks.json
@@ -47,6 +47,70 @@
       "group": "build",
       "detail": "build core"
     },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "core: configure",
+      "command": "${workspaceFolder}/core/build.sh",
+      "args": [ "--debug", "configure",
+      ],
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/core",
+      },
+      "presentation": {
+        "clear": true
+      },
+      "group": "build",
+      "detail": "configure core"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "core: configure+build",
+      "command": "${workspaceFolder}/core/build.sh",
+      "args": [
+        "--debug", "configure", "build", "tests"
+      ],
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/core"
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [
+        {
+          "owner": "cpp",
+          "source": "compiler",
+          "fileLocation": [
+            "relative",
+            "${workspaceFolder}/core/"
+          ],
+          "pattern": [
+            {
+              "regexp": "^../../../(.*):(\\d+):(\\d+):\\s+(warning|error|note):\\s+(.*)(\\s+\\[.*\\])?$",
+              "file": 1,
+              "line": 2,
+              "column": 3,
+              "severity": 4,
+              "message": 5
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "owner": "cpp",
+          "source": "linker",
+          "fileLocation": "absolute",
+          "pattern": [
+            {
+              "regexp": "^(/usr/bin/ld:\\s+)?(.*):(\\d+):\\s+(.*)$",
+              "file": 2,
+              "location": 3,
+              "message": 4
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+      ],
+      "presentation": {
+        "clear": true
+      },
+      "group": "build",
+      "detail": "build core"
+    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "label": "core: test",
@@ -61,6 +125,16 @@
       "group": "test",
       "detail": "run tests for core"
     },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "ibus-keyman: autogen.sh",
+      "command": "./autogen.sh",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/linux/ibus-keyman"
+      },
+      "group": "build",
+      "detail": "autogen ibus-keyman"
+    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "label": "ibus-keyman: configure",
@@ -107,5 +181,36 @@
       "group": "build",
       "detail": "build ibus-keyman"
     },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "ibus-keyman: build tests",
+      "command": "make",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/linux/ibus-keyman/tests",
+      },
+      "group": "build",
+      "detail": "build ibus-keyman"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "ibus-keyman: check",
+      "command": "make",
+      "args": ["check"],
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/linux/ibus-keyman/",
+      },
+      "group": "build",
+      "detail": "build check ibus-keyman"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "keyman-config: tests",
+      "command": "${workspaceFolder}/linux/keyman-config/run-tests.sh",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/linux/keyman-config",
+      },
+      "group": "test",
+      "detail": "unit test keyman-config"
+    },
   ]
 }