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Once the package is installed (either with nuget or paket), I have to manually add a reference to the project file (either by editing it directly or with dotnet add package). You don't have to...
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#2: Post edited
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toraritte
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2023-11-13T21:12:17Z (about 1 year ago)
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> Once the package is installed (either with nuget or paket), I have to manually add a reference to the project file (either by editing it directly or with dotnet add package).- You don't have to do that. Paket isn't really user-friendly so you may think you have to add reference to a package twice.
- [`Paket`](https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket) is a dependency manager for .net projects but it's not the most used one.
- Using just `dotnet cli` (or edit `.fsproj` manually) is more than enough for most cases. So best to avoid `Paket` until you get some confidence in dotnet world.
- > Once the package is installed (either with `nuget` or `paket`), I have to manually add a reference to the project file (either by editing it directly or with `dotnet add package`).
- You don't have to do that. Paket isn't really user-friendly so you may think you have to add reference to a package twice.
- [`Paket`](https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket) is a dependency manager for .net projects but it's not the most used one.
- Using just `dotnet cli` (or edit `.fsproj` manually) is more than enough for most cases. So best to avoid `Paket` until you get some confidence in dotnet world.
#1: Initial revision
by
FoggyFinder
·
2023-11-13T20:33:32Z (about 1 year ago)
> Once the package is installed (either with nuget or paket), I have to manually add a reference to the project file (either by editing it directly or with dotnet add package). You don't have to do that. Paket isn't really user-friendly so you may think you have to add reference to a package twice. [`Paket`](https://github.com/fsprojects/Paket) is a dependency manager for .net projects but it's not the most used one. Using just `dotnet cli` (or edit `.fsproj` manually) is more than enough for most cases. So best to avoid `Paket` until you get some confidence in dotnet world.