features/src/dotnet

Dotnet CLI (dotnet)

This Feature installs the latest .NET SDK, which includes the .NET CLI and the shared runtime. Options are provided to choose a different version or additional versions.

Example Usage

"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": {}
}

Options

Options Id	Description	Type	Default Value
version	Select or enter a .NET SDK version. Use 'latest' for the latest version, 'lts' for the latest LTS version, 'X.Y' or 'X.Y.Z' for a specific version.	string	latest
additionalVersions	Enter additional .NET SDK versions, separated by commas. Use 'latest' for the latest version, 'lts' for the latest LTS version, 'X.Y' or 'X.Y.Z' for a specific version.	string	-
dotnetRuntimeVersions	Enter additional .NET runtime versions, separated by commas. Use 'latest' for the latest version, 'lts' for the latest LTS version, 'X.Y' or 'X.Y.Z' for a specific version.	string	-
aspNetCoreRuntimeVersions	Enter additional ASP.NET Core runtime versions, separated by commas. Use 'latest' for the latest version, 'lts' for the latest LTS version, 'X.Y' or 'X.Y.Z' for a specific version.	string	-

Customizations

VS Code Extensions

• ms-dotnettools.csharp

Configuration examples

Installing only the latest .NET SDK version (the default).

{
"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": "latest" // or "" or {}
}

Installing an additional SDK version. Multiple versions can be specified as comma-separated values.

{
"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": {
        "additionalVersions": "lts"
    }
}

Installing specific SDK versions.

{
"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": {
        "version": "6.0",
        "additionalVersions": "7.0, 8.0"
    }
}

Installing a specific SDK feature band.

{
"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": {
        "version": "6.0.4xx",
    }
}

Installing a specific SDK patch version.

{
"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": {
        "version": "6.0.412",
    }
}

Installing only the .NET Runtime or the ASP.NET Core Runtime. (The SDK includes all runtimes so this configuration is only useful if you need to run .NET apps without building them from source.)

{
"features": {
    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet:2": {
        "version": "none",
        "dotnetRuntimeVersions": "latest, lts",
        "aspnetCoreRuntimeVersions": "latest, lts",
    }
}

OS Support

This Feature should work on recent versions of Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions with the apt package manager installed.

bash is required to execute the install.sh script.

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