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[Suggestion 1][Allow Language Selection During .NET Installation]
Hi,
1. Context:
Currently, when installing the .NET SDK or runtime, multiple language resource folders are automatically included in the installation directory.
2. Problem:
Many developers only require a single language, typically English and the additional localization files take up unnecessary disk space and clutter the installation directory.
Currently, the installer does not provide an option to select which languages should be installed.
Removing these manually is time-consuming and could potentially break application dependencies if done incorrectly.
3. Proposed Solution:
Introduce an option in the .NET installer that allows users to select or deselect language packs during installation.
This feature could be similar to the "Individual components" selection available in the Visual Studio Installer, where users can choose exactly what they need, ensuring a more streamlined installation.
This would help:
- Reduce disk space usage.
- Improve installation customization.
- Provide a cleaner development environment.
4. What do you think about this suggestion ?
Thank you for considering this request and I’m happy to provide additional details or insights if needed.
1 Reply
Agreed. The overabundance of language files and folders is also detrimental to doing backups.
- Incremental back ups traverse every file branch looking for updates. Having so many tree paths slows down the backup.
- Copying entire project folder trees crawls doing file I/O of tiny unnecessary files in a ton of directories.
