NETFrameworkTool 1.0.0

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet tool install --global NETFrameworkTool --version 1.0.0
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
dotnet new tool-manifest # if you are setting up this repo
dotnet tool install --local NETFrameworkTool --version 1.0.0
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line. 
#tool dotnet:?package=NETFrameworkTool&version=1.0.0                

                    
                

            
nuke :add-package NETFrameworkTool --version 1.0.0

NETFrameworkTool

Visual Studio 2022 Nuke License MIT Build Release

Tool to install/unistall Microsoft .NET Frameworks references assemblies.

The references assemblies are downloaded from the Nuget package Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies and copy to the Reference Assemblies Microsoft folder.

Install Tool

dotnet tool install --global NETFrameworkTool

Tool Commands

List

The command -l or --list is used to show the .NET Framework versions installed and available.

NETFrameworkTool --list

Example output:

NETFrameworkTool available:
  .NETFramework 4.0     Installed
  .NETFramework 4.5     Installed
  .NETFramework 4.5.1
  .NETFramework 4.5.2
  .NETFramework 4.6     Installed
  .NETFramework 4.6.1
  .NETFramework 4.7     Installed
  .NETFramework 4.7.2   Installed
  .NETFramework 4.8     Installed

Net

The command -n or --net is used to specify the .NET Framework version to install/unistall.

NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0

Install

The command -i or --install is used to install the .NET Framework version. (Administrator Permission Required)

NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --install

Uninstall

The command -u or --uninstall is used to uninstall the .NET Framework version. (Administrator Permission Required)

NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --uninstall

Force Reinstall

The command -f or --force is used to force to reinstall the .NET Framework version. (Administrator Permission Required)

NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --install --force

Help

The command -help is used to show the help.

NETFrameworkTool --help

Github Actions

The windows-2022 does not have the .NET Framework 4.0 and 4.5 installed by default.

You can use the NETFrameworkTool to install the .NET Framework 4.0 and 4.5.

To use the NETFrameworkTool in a GitHub Actions workflow, you can use the following example with setup-dotnet:

steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
  with:
    dotnet-version: '8.x'
- run: dotnet tool install --global NETFrameworkTool
- run: NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --install
- run: NETFrameworkTool --net 4.5 --install

Release

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed. 
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This package has no dependencies.

Version Downloads Last updated
1.0.0 128 5/31/2024