Why can't solcx find or use the compiler already installed?

I have installed solcx and installed the solidity compiler via the respective methods

pip install py-solc-x

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ethereum/ethereum
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install solc

However visual studio can not find my solidity compiler

When I run solc --version within my normal terminal I get
solc, the solidity compiler commandline interface
Version: 0.8.18+commit.87f61d96.Linux.g++

However when i run
compiled_contract = compile_files([{"path": filename, "content": contract_source_code}])
The error message i get is

which: no solc in (/home/{USER}/Desktop/Ethernaut/venv/bin:/home/{USER}/.nvm/versions/node/v19.3.0/bin:/app/bin:/app/bin:/app/bin:/usr/bin:/home/{USER}/.var/app/com.visualstudio.code/data/node_modules/bin:/home/{USER}/.foundry/bin)

Even though when I run which solc it outputs the following (normal desktop terminal):
/usr/bin/solc

When I run solc within visual studio terminal it says the following:
bash: solc: command not found

I thought it was a permission issue and I changed the owner of the solc binary within usr/bin however that still not resolved the issue

Seems to be an issue regarding flatpak install of vs code. Reinstalled using a different packet manager.