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Installation steps for the nuget.exe CLI tool on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
JonDouglas
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11/03/2023
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Windows

Always install the latest version of the tool that supports your configuration.

  • You can download the latest recommended version at https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe.
  • If you already have the nuget.exe CLI tool installed, you can update the tool to the latest version with the command nuget update -self.
  • For compatibility with older continuous integration systems, a previous URL, https://nuget.org/nuget.exe currently provides the deprecated version 2.8.6 of the CLI tool.

  1. Visit nuget.org/downloads and download NuGet version 3.3 or later.

    • Version 5.0 and later requires the .NET Framework version 4.7.2 or later.
    • Version 4.1.0 and later is required to publish packages to nuget.org.
    • Version 2.8.6 isn't compatible with Mono.

  2. Each download is the nuget.exe file directly. Instruct your browser to save the file to a folder of your choice. The download file isn't an installer, so you don't see anything if you run the file directly from the browser.

  3. To use the CLI tool from anywhere, add the folder location for the nuget.exe file to your PATH environment variable.

macOS / Linux

Behaviors can vary slightly based on your operating system distribution.

Note

Visual Studio for Mac is scheduled for retirement by August 31, 2024 in accordance with Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy. For more information, see What's happening to Visual Studio for Mac.

  1. Install Mono version 4.4.2 or later.

  2. Execute the following command at a shell prompt:

    # Download the latest stable `nuget.exe` to `/usr/local/bin`
sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/nuget.exe https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe

  3. Create an alias by adding the following script to the appropriate file for your operating system (typically ~/.bash_aliases or ~/.bash_profile):

    # Create as alias for nuget
alias nuget="mono /usr/local/bin/nuget.exe"

  4. Reload the shell. Test the installation by entering the command nuget with no parameters. NuGet CLI help should display.