Tool to install/uninstall 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.
dotnet tool install --global NETFrameworkToolThe command -l or --list is used to show the .NET Framework versions installed and available.
NETFrameworkTool --listExample 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
The command -n or --net is used to specify the .NET Framework version to install/uninstall.
NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0The command -i or --install is used to install the .NET Framework version. (Administrator Permission Required)
NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --installThe command -u or --uninstall is used to uninstall the .NET Framework version. (Administrator Permission Required)
NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --uninstallThe command -f or --force is used to force to reinstall the .NET Framework version. (Administrator Permission Required)
NETFrameworkTool --net 4.0 --install --forceThe command -help is used to show the help.
NETFrameworkTool --helpThe 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 --installThis project is licensed under the MIT License.
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