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The dotnetup tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's preview of dotnetup, a user-local manager for .NET SDKs and runtimes on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The tagged discussion frames it as a response to the long-standing friction of maintaining multi-version .NET development environments, where developers previously relied on system package managers such as apt or brew, raw tarballs, elevated Windows installers, or install scripts like dotnet-install.ps1 and dotnet-install.sh. A recurring theme is cleanup: removing obsolete servicing builds once required separate utilities or manual folder deletion. Coverage centers on how a user-local approach could simplify cross-platform .NET setup and version management.
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    Microsoft Previews dotnetup: User-Local .NET SDK and Runtime Manager for Windows, Linux and macOS

    For years, setting up a multi-version.NET development environment across Windows, Linux, and macOS has felt a bit like assembling furniture with three different instruction manuals and a missing Allen wrench. Depending on your operating system and security posture, you were either wrestling with...