In this recipe, we will be going through how to set up .NET Core 2.x in an Ubuntu system. Ubuntu is a widely used Debian-based Linux environment. By visiting https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop, you can easily download and install Ubuntu on your system. You may have to use a virtual PC to do this. There are two great free tools that you can use:
- VMWare Workstation Player for Windows: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html
- Oracle Virtual Box for Windows, Linux, and macOS: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
This chapter assumes you have already set up and installed the required operating systems.
You will have to download a virtual PC and install the latest version of Ubuntu. If you haven't got a virtual PC that runs Ubuntu, make sure you have before continuing this recipe done it yet. I am using Ubuntu version 16.04 here. To find out which version you have, simply type the following command in the terminal:
$ lsb_release -a
You should...