Chapter 2. Installing .NET Core 3.1


To install .NET Core on RHEL 7 you need to first enable the .NET Core software repositories and install the scl tool.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Enable the .NET Core software repositories:

    $ sudo subscription-manager repos --enable=rhel-7-variant-dotnet-rpms
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    Replace variant with server, workstation or hpc-node depending on what RHEL system you are running (RHEL 7 Server, RHEL 7 Workstation, or HPC Compute Node, respectively).

  2. Verify the list of subscriptions attached to your system:

    $ sudo subscription-manager list --consumed
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  3. Install the scl tool:

    $ sudo yum install scl-utils -y
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  4. Install .NET Core 3.1 and all of its dependencies:

    $ sudo yum install rh-dotnet31 -y
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  5. Enable the rh-dotnet31 Software Collection environment:

    $ scl enable rh-dotnet31 bash
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    You can now run dotnet commands in this bash shell session.

    If you log out, use another shell, or open up a new terminal, the dotnet command is no longer enabled.

    Warning

    Red Hat does not recommend permanently enabling rh-dotnet31 because it may affect other programs. For example, rh-dotnet31 includes a version of libcurl that differs from the base RHEL version. This may lead to issues in programs that do not expect a different version of libcurl. If you want to enable rh-dotnet permanently, add source scl_source enable rh-dotnet31 to your ~/.bashrc file.

Verification steps

  • Verify the installation:

    $ dotnet --info
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    The output returns the relevant information about the .NET Core installation and the environment.

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