Installing .NET

Installing .NET is an essential step to start developing .NET applications. In this section, we will provide a step-by-step guide on how to install .NET on different platforms.

Windows

To install .NET on Windows, follow these steps:

1. Visit the .NET Downloads page.
2. Click on the Download .NET button.
3. Select the desired version of .NET (e.g., .NET 5.0) from the available options.
4. Choose the appropriate Framework Runtime based on your requirements.
5. Click on the Download .NET Runtime button.
6. Once the download is complete, run the downloaded installer.
7. Follow the installation wizard instructions and accept the license terms.
8. After the installation is finished, open a command prompt or PowerShell and type dotnet --version to verify the installation.

macOS

To install .NET on macOS, follow these steps:

1. Visit the .NET Downloads page.
2. Click on the Download .NET button.
3. Select the desired version of .NET (e.g., .NET 5.0) from the available options.
4. Choose the appropriate Runtime based on your requirements.
5. Click on the Download .NET Runtime button.
6. Once the download is complete, open the downloaded package.
7. Follow the installation wizard instructions and accept the license terms.
8. After the installation is finished, open a terminal and type dotnet --version to verify the installation.

Linux

To install .NET on Linux, follow these steps:

1. Visit the .NET Downloads page.
2. Click on the Download .NET button.
3. Select the desired version of .NET (e.g., .NET 5.0) from the available options.
4. Choose the appropriate Runtime based on your requirements.
5. Click on the Download .NET Runtime button.
6. Once the download is complete, open a terminal.
7. Navigate to the directory where the downloaded package is located.

8. Run the following commands:

   SNIPPET

   1chmod +x dotnet-runtime-<version>-linux-x64.tar.gz
   2tar xf dotnet-runtime-<version>-linux-x64.tar.gz
   3sudo mv dotnet /usr/local

9. After the installation is finished, open a terminal and type dotnet --version to verify the installation.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed .NET on your preferred platform. Now, you are ready to start developing .NET applications.

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using System;

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class Program

{

    static void Main()

    {

        Console.WriteLine("Hello, .NET!");

    }

}