Managing NuGet packages

In this recipe, we will learn how to manage NuGet packages.

Getting ready

Since Visual Studio 2012, NuGet has been totally integrated into Visual Studio, and we can install NuGet packages in several different ways after opening or creating a project in Visual Studio and selecting it in the Solution Explorer.

How to do it...

1. Select Project | Manage NuGet Packages. This action will open the NuGet Package Manager dialog box:

2. Open the menu by selecting Tools | Manage Package Manager | Manage NuGet Package for Solution.... This action will open the NuGet Package Manager dialog box:

3. Open the menu by selecting Tools | Manage Package Manager | Package Manager Console. This action will open the Package Manager Console to allow us to install, uninstall, or update NuGet packages thanks to PowerShell command line:

4. By typing Install-Package followed by the name of the package, we will install a Nuget package using PowerShell.

We can find which Powershell command line is used for each...