ASP.NET Project Setup Article: 3

Intro:

In my previous article I explained how .NET Core takes source code, compiles it and outputs an executable that can be ran on any OS. In this article I will use the CLI to create a console application on Ubuntu that will output hello world to the console.

Purpose:
I will demonstrate how .NET Core is cross platform and can run on any architecture by creating a .NET Core console application that runs on Ubuntu.

Is there a Microsoft PPA?

Yes, to enable the Microsoft package repository, open up a terminal:

wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/packages-microsoft-prod.deb 
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb

Is there a Dotnet Core SDK?

Since you have the Microsoft office repository setup on your system, lets get the latest SDK

sudo apt install dotnet-sdk-3.1

How to install Dotnet Core Runtime?

sudo apt install dotnet-runtime-2.1

What templates are available?

To see what templates are available execute:

dotnet new — list

dotnet templates

To create a console application you would execute: