Error while installing 'Vim' extension (VSCodium) Corrupt ZIP: end of central directory record signature not found
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Description
Describe the bug
I cannot install the Vim extension through VS Marketplace. I get the error
Corrupt ZIP: end of central directory record signature not found. See below for the complete error log
The manual installation of vscodevim.vim-1.19.3.vsix as suggested by a VSCodium Popup works.
Error Log
[2021-04-20 08:11:09.702] [renderer1] [error] Cannot read property 'resource' of undefined: TypeError: Cannot read property 'resource' of undefined
at c.deserializeWebviewPanel (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/extensions/markdown-language-features/dist/extension.js:1:107414)
at o.$deserializeWebviewPanel (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:87:65833)
at c._doInvokeHandler (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:90:12794)
at c._invokeHandler (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:90:12478)
at c._receiveRequest (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:90:11145)
at c._receiveOneMessage (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:90:9931)
at /usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:90:8032
at _.fire (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:57:1836)
at E.fire (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:65:15496)
at /usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:105:30083
at _.fire (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:57:1836)
at E.fire (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:65:15496)
at t._receiveMessage (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:65:20754)
at /usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:65:17640
at _.fire (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:57:1836)
at acceptChunk (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:65:12861)
at /usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:65:12209
at Socket.w (/usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/services/extensions/node/extensionHostProcess.js:105:13173)
at Socket.emit (events.js:315:20)
at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:295:12)
at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:271:9)
at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:212:10)
at Pipe.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:186:23)
[2021-04-20 08:12:47.390] [renderer1] [error] ["validating: Corrupt ZIP: end of central directory record signature not found"," at H.downloadInstallableExtension (file:///usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:47:217827)"," at async H.doInstallFromGallery (file:///usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:47:214968)"]
[2021-04-20 08:12:47.391] [renderer1] [error] Corrupt ZIP: end of central directory record signature not found: validating: Corrupt ZIP: end of central directory record signature not found
at H.downloadInstallableExtension (file:///usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:47:217827)
at async H.doInstallFromGallery (file:///usr/share/codium/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-browser/sharedProcess/sharedProcessMain.js:47:214968)
Environment (please complete the following information):
VSCodium: 1.55.2
OS: Ubuntu Linux (20.10)

vscodevim v1.19.3 or v1.20.0? Screenshot contains both versions

Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing installation of vscodevim.vim-1.19.3 or 1.20.0 through the VS Marketplace on VSCodium 1.55.2 and compare it with the successful manual installation. Inspect the download and validation path referenced in sharedProcessMain.js, along with the logged extension.js error, and determine whether installation completes without the corrupt ZIP error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100