The Entity Framework package should be installed as part of the NuGet package, and can be done in the following ways:
- Go to the
Package Manager Console
(Tools
|NuGet Package Manager
|Package Manager Console
), select the project where the package should be installed:
Add the following command in the PM Console to install the package on the selected project:
Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
The Package Manager Console will be opened as shown in the following screenshot, Kindly use this space to install the package using the preceding command:
PM console
- Go to the
Package Management
tab (either fromTools
or fromDependencies/Project
).- For a solution-wide installation, and availability for all projects that are part of the solution, go to
Tools
|NuGet Package Manager
|Manage NuGet Packages for Solution...
or right-click on the solution fromSolution Explorer
and selectManage NuGet Packages for Solution...
- For project wise installation, right-click on
dependencies
from the desired project or right-click on the desired project and selectManage NuGet Packages...
- For a solution-wide installation, and availability for all projects that are part of the solution, go to
- Search for
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
, select the stable version2.0.0
and install the package. It contains all the dependent packages as well (key dependencies such asSystem.Data.SqlClient
andMicrosoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational
):
NuGet package manager window
We have looked at different ways of using the Package Manager
console so far, and installed packages related to EF Core. In the next section, we will start building the schema and later consume the created entities using EF.