.NET Deep Dive: NuGet Package Manager

Learn about NuGet integration within Visual Studio and the Visual Studio command line.

Introduction

• .NET package management with NuGet
• What you should know
• How to access the sample code on GitHub

1. Package Managers Explained

• NuGet: The .NET package manager
• The NuGet tools
• Install the NuGet CLI
• Install the .NET Core CLI
• Create and publish package
• Find and consume package
• Explore the NuGet Gallery site
• Tool and template package types

2. Tour the NuGet Tools in Visual Studio

• Install NuGet in Visual Studio
• Tour the sample projects
• The NuGet Package Manager tools

3. Install Packages with Visual Studio Tools

• Install package into .NET Framework project
• Install package into a .NET Core project
• Install Entity Framework package
• Where are package files installed?
• Manage packages for multiple projects
• Switch from packages.config to PackageReference

4. Other Package Manager Concepts

• Package versioning
• Package dependencies
• Enable Package Restore in Visual Studio
• Edit version number in PackageReference
• How Package Restore installs packages
• Run Package Restore manually
• ASP.NET and client-side package managers

5. Other NuGet Actions in Visual Studio Tools

• Update a package
• Work with alternate versions of a package
• Uninstall a package

6. Use a Private NuGet Feed

• Create a private local feed
• Download a package from Nuget.org
• Add package to the local feed
• Add multiple packages to the local feed
• Install a package from local feed

7. Use the NuGet Manager Console Integration

• Work with Package Manager Console
• Use the console to explore packages
• Use the console to install a package
• Install other package versions
• The other NuGet commands

8. NuGet in Windows Terminal

• Windows Terminal and NuGet
• List packages with CLI
• Install a package with CLI
• Update and remove a package with CLI

9. Visual Studio Code

• NuGet and the Visual Studio Code editor
• Use the dotnet CLI in Visual Studio Code
• Install a NuGet Marketplace extension
• Use the NuGet Package Manager extension
• The NuGet Package Manager GUI extension

10. Custom NuGet Packages

• Explore the example .NET library
• Explore the Razor Pages application
• Install NuGet Package Explorer
• Create a custom NuGet package
• Explore the content of the .nupkg file
• Publish a package to a private feed
• View a package in NuGet Package Manager
• Publish a newer version of package
• Install the custom NuGet package

Conclusion

• More about packages and dependencies