Can't find the nuget package manager in visual studio 2017?

Question

I installed package installer from Tools->Extensions and Updates . I tried searching in the tools menu, couldn't find install nuget package option. Also if I right click on the project, there is an option Quick Install Package, In the box there I fill in the nuget package I want to add in my project (openBLAS in my case) and it says, Visual studio needs to restart .

Iam working in Visual C++ win32 console application and tried finding the nuget package manager for other projects as well.

I restarted my visual studio and even my PC too, but still couldn't find it. Please help!

Answer 1

It's not installed by default(as far as I know) you have to select It in the Visual Studio Installer manually.

First open up your Visual Studio installer (e.g., via Tools->Get Tools and Features...). Modify your currently installed product. You can find the NuGet package manager under the Individual components tab.

Answer 2

Can't find the nuget package manager in visual studio 2017?

As per nuget blog:

Starting with NuGet 4.0 in Visual Studio 2017, the NuGet Package Manager will be shipped as a part of Visual Studio, and newer versions will not be available for download from the VS extensions gallery. NuGet updates will be pulled in automatically along with other Visual Studio updates.

So the NuGet Package Manager extension is already built-in Visual Studio 2017, do not have to install or update it.

After install the Visual Studio 2017, you can use nuget package manager directly. Right click on the project, there is an option Manager NuGet packages..., In the Browse there filled in the openBLAS nuget package, then select the package version and install it:

Besides, you can also install the nuget package by NuGet commands directly within Visual Studio, for more detail information you can refer to the NuGet Documentation.