Install .NET on Linux

• Install on Windows
• Install on macOS
• Install on Linux

This article details how to install .NET on various Linux distributions either manually, via a package manager, or via a container.

Manual installation

You can install .NET manually in the following ways:

• Manual install
• Scripted install

You may need to install .NET dependencies if you install .NET manually.

Packages

.NET is available in official package archives for various Linux distributions and packages.microsoft.com.

• Alpine
• CentOS
• Debian
• Fedora
• openSUSE
• SLES
• Ubuntu

.NET is supported by Microsoft when downloaded from a Microsoft source. Best effort support is offered from Microsoft when downloaded from elsewhere. You can open issues at dotnet/core if you run into problems.

Next steps

• How to check if .NET is already installed.
• Tutorial: Create a new app with Visual Studio Code.
• Tutorial: Containerize a .NET app.