What is Package Manager Console in Visual Studio?

Fuji Nguyen
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1 min readDec 26, 2022

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The Package Manager Console is a PowerShell console within Visual Studio that provides a command-line interface for managing NuGet packages. It allows you to install, uninstall, and update NuGet packages for a project from the command line.

To open the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, go to the Tools menu and select NuGet Package Manager, then click on Package Manager Console. This will open a window at the bottom of the screen where you can enter commands and interact with the console.

You can use the Package Manager Console to perform a variety of tasks, such as installing and updating packages, managing package sources, and managing package dependencies. For example, you can use the Install-Package command to install package from a NuGet feed, or the Update-Package command to update an installed package to the latest version. Here is an example install package AutoWrapper.Core

PM> Install-Package AutoWrapper.Core

The Package Manager Console is a useful tool for managing NuGet packages in Visual Studio, and can be especially useful for automating package management tasks as part of a build process.

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Fuji Nguyen
Knowledge Pills

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