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MSIX: How to achieve automatic install of .net 5 required for my application?
Hi! I wrote a WPF program using .NET 5, packed it into the MSIX bundle (Release, x86 and x64) as a framework-dependent package. Everything seems fine, but there is one very annoying thing: on the ...
- Hello, if it's an application based on .NET Core / .NET 5 (as I seem to understand from the description), the suggested and best way to distribuite via MSIX is to use the self-deployment approach. Thanks to MSIX features like differential updates and single disk instance, you don't have to worry too much about the increased size, since the runtime will be downloaded only at the first install.
Otherwise, if you don't like self-deployment, you will need to use a script to pre-install the runtime. You can leverage some of the available script we release for CI/CD purposes here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script
I hope it helps!
Matteo Pagani
Microsoft
MicrosoftHello, if it's an application based on .NET Core / .NET 5 (as I seem to understand from the description), the suggested and best way to distribuite via MSIX is to use the self-deployment approach. Thanks to MSIX features like differential updates and single disk instance, you don't have to worry too much about the increased size, since the runtime will be downloaded only at the first install.
Otherwise, if you don't like self-deployment, you will need to use a script to pre-install the runtime. You can leverage some of the available script we release for CI/CD purposes here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script
I hope it helps!
Otherwise, if you don't like self-deployment, you will need to use a script to pre-install the runtime. You can leverage some of the available script we release for CI/CD purposes here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-install-script
I hope it helps!
Thank you! I thought about using the install-dotnet.ps1, but looks like it's much more complicated than to just use a self-contained package.
Also, I'm "scared" a little of "To set up a development environment or to run apps, use the installers rather than these scripts." and the fact that there will be no registry entries or persistent PATH to dotnet.
So, I'll take a less risky and simpler approach by making the app self-contained.
Thank you again, Matteo.
Also, I'm "scared" a little of "To set up a development environment or to run apps, use the installers rather than these scripts." and the fact that there will be no registry entries or persistent PATH to dotnet.
So, I'll take a less risky and simpler approach by making the app self-contained.
Thank you again, Matteo.