How do I restore packages from package config?
Restore packages manually using Visual Studio
- Enable package restore by choosing Tools > Options > NuGet Package Manager. Under Package Restore options, select Allow NuGet to download missing packages.
- In Solution Explorer, right click the solution and select Restore NuGet Packages.
Can I delete packages config?
config cannot be undone because a file already exists at xxx\packages. config. The file must be deleted from disk for the undo to succeed.
What is package config?
The packages. config file is used in some project types to maintain the list of packages referenced by the project. This allows NuGet to easily restore the project’s dependencies when the project is to be transported to a different machine, such as a build server, without all those packages.
How do I open packages config?
If you right click the project in question you can select “Manage nuGet Packages” from the menu. After you do that you can click “installed packages” on the left hand side to see the packages that you currently have installed. These are what you are seeing in your “packages. config” file.
Where is NuGet EXE located?
For 2017 (same answer) – Chris.
Where does NuGet install packages?
The global-packages folder is where NuGet installs any downloaded package….config, packages are installed to the global-packages folder, then copied into the project’s packages folder.
- Windows: %userprofile%\.nuget\packages.
- Mac/Linux: ~/.nuget/packages.
Can I delete the .NuGet folder?
Yes, the . nuget folder is used as a cache for packages downloaded to speed up project restore and compilation. It can safely be removed.
What does clear all NuGet caches do?
Clear NuGet packages is an action that removes already installed NuGet caches from the cache location. Usually the NuGet packages are installed from the cache location if one exists, otherwise it will be downloaded from the corresponding feed in the cache location.
Should packages config be checked in?
Yes the packages. config file is required. This file holds the packages you reference and the versions youre using. NuGet uses this file to restore your packages in a TFS build of on the machine of another developer.
How do I get NuGet?
NuGet Package Manager
- In Solution Explorer, right-click References and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
- Choose “nuget.org” as the Package source, select the Browse tab, search for Newtonsoft.Json, select that package in the list, and select Install:
- Accept any license prompts.
How do I update NuGet EXE?
Use nuget update -self on Windows to update an existing nuget.exe to the latest version. The latest recommended NuGet CLI is always available at https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe .
How do I know if NuGet EXE is installed?
How do I check the exact version of the NuGet tools that are installed? In Visual Studio, use the Help > About Microsoft Visual Studio command and look at the version displayed next to NuGet Package Manager.
Do you use packages.config in packagereference?
Projects that use PackageReference do not use packages.config. The schema is simple: following the standard XML header is a single node that contains one or more elements, one for each reference.
Is there any way to recreate packages.config file?
Easiest is to simply re-create the packages.config manually, added entries for each directory in the packages dir. For example, I have the following dirs in my packages directory:
When to use packages.config in NuGet project?
packages.config reference. The packages.config file is used in some project types to maintain the list of packages referenced by the project. This allows NuGet to easily restore the project’s dependencies when the project to be transported to a different machine, such as a build server, without all those packages.
Why is migration not showing up in packages.config?
When a project is first opened, NuGet may not have initialized until a NuGet operation is performed. This causes the migration option to not show up in the right-click context menu on packages.config or References. Perform any one of the following NuGet actions: