Multiple .NET SDKs and Runtimes Installation
Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.
Posted on August 22, 2021
As a beginner in Microsoft ecosystem, especially under Linux, I found a little bit difficult to get everything works as expected. Last week, I tried to get WebSharper up and run but turns out I can not get it worked. I probably will write about this later. The solution is pretty simple: I need to have .NET SDK - LTS version (3.1.x) while I only have Current version (5.x.x).
So yes, I have to install more than one SDKs and Runtimes. How to do that? dotnet command - AFAIK - can not be used to do that. The answer is dotnet-install scripts - available for Windows and for Bash shell. Using this install script, I can install more than one SDK and Runtimes. Here's how.
Install LTS Version First
- The argument
--install-diris used to let installer knows the installation directory. - The argument -c LTS means that we will install latest version from LTS channel
dotnet-install.sh --install-dir ~/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all -c LTS
dotnet-install: Note that the intended use of this script is for Continuous Integration (CI) scenarios, where:
dotnet-install: - The SDK needs to be installed without user interaction and without admin rights.
dotnet-install: - The SDK installation doesn't need to persist across multiple CI runs.
dotnet-install: To set up a development environment or to run apps, use installers rather than this script. Visit https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download to get the installer.
dotnet-install: Downloading primary link https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/3.1.413/dotnet-sdk-3.1.413-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Extracting zip from https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/3.1.413/dotnet-sdk-3.1.413-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Adding to current process PATH: `/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all`. Note: This change will be visible only when sourcing script.
dotnet-install: Note that the script does not resolve dependencies during installation.
dotnet-install: To check the list of dependencies, go to https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install, select your operating system and check the "Dependencies" section.
dotnet-install: Installation finished successfully.
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Install Current Version
Install current version at the same directory location
$ dotnet-install.sh --install-dir ~/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all -c Current
dotnet-install: Note that the intended use of this script is for Continuous Integration (CI) scenarios, where:
dotnet-install: - The SDK needs to be installed without user interaction and without admin rights.
dotnet-install: - The SDK installation doesn't need to persist across multiple CI runs.
dotnet-install: To set up a development environment or to run apps, use installers rather than this script. Visit https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download to get the installer.
dotnet-install: Downloading primary link https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/5.0.207/dotnet-sdk-5.0.207-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Extracting zip from https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/5.0.207/dotnet-sdk-5.0.207-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Adding to current process PATH: `/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all`. Note: This change will be visible only when sourcing script.
dotnet-install: Note that the script does not resolve dependencies during installation.
dotnet-install: To check the list of dependencies, go to https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install, select your operating system and check the "Dependencies" section.
dotnet-install: Installation finished successfully.
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Install versi beta / RC
Jika ingin melakukan instalasi untuk versi yang belum rilis resmi, gunakan channel sesuai dengan nomor rilis versi beta / RC tersebut. Sebagai contoh, saat penulisan artikel ini, versi beta / RC adalah versi 6.0.100-rc1. Berikut ini adalah tampilan saat instalasi:
$ dotnet-install.sh --install-dir ~/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all -c 6.0
dotnet-install: Note that the intended use of this script is for Continuous Integration (CI) scenarios, where:
dotnet-install: - The SDK needs to be installed without user interaction and without admin rights.
dotnet-install: - The SDK installation doesn't need to persist across multiple CI runs.
dotnet-install: To set up a development environment or to run apps, use installers rather than this script. Visit https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download to get the installer.
dotnet-install: Downloading primary link https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32/dotnet-sdk-6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Extracting zip from https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32/dotnet-sdk-6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Adding to current process PATH: `/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all`. Note: This change will be visible only when sourcing script.
dotnet-install: Note that the script does not resolve dependencies during installation.
dotnet-install: To check the list of dependencies, go to https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install, select your operating system and check the "Dependencies" section.
dotnet-install: Installation finished successfully.
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Innstallation Check
Now, when we use --info as dotnet CLI argument, we will have those 2 SDKs and 2 Runtimes already installed:
$ dotnet --info
.NET SDK (reflecting any global.json):
Version: 6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32
Commit: d7c22323c4
Runtime Environment:
OS Name: devuan
OS Version: 4
OS Platform: Linux
RID: linux-x64
Base Path: /home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/sdk/6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32/
Host (useful for support):
Version: 6.0.0-rc.1.21451.13
Commit: d7619cd4b1
.NET SDKs installed:
3.1.413 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/sdk]
5.0.207 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/sdk]
6.0.100-rc.1.21458.32 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/sdk]
.NET runtimes installed:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.1.19 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 5.0.10 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.0-rc.1.21452.15 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.1.19 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 5.0.10 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.0-rc.1.21451.13 [/home/bpdp/software/dotnet-dev-tools/dotnet-all/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
To install additional .NET runtimes or SDKs:
https://aka.ms/dotnet-download
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Now, we can use LTS, Current, and beta / RC version altogether. Enjoy!
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Bambang Purnomosidi D. P.
Posted on August 22, 2021
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