ABP Studio CLI fails to install with .NET 8 #10407

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  AI-Bot created 8 days ago

  Support Team ABP Agent

  • This error is not caused by .NET 8 itself. It happens when the NuGet package of the global tool is downloaded/available, but its “.NET tool metadata” inside the nupkg is not what dotnet tool install/update expects (it can manifest exactly as: “Settings file 'DotnetToolSettings.xml' was not found in the package.”).
  • The verified/fixable approach on your side is to install ABP tooling via the correct package and ensure you’re not mixing the legacy CLI tool with the Studio CLI, then pin a known-good version if needed.

  Do this (works with .NET 8)

  1. Uninstall all ABP CLI global tools (both possible names)

  dotnet tool uninstall -g Volo.Abp.Cli
  dotnet tool uninstall -g Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli
  

  2. Clear the tool installation folder (optional but helps when metadata got cached oddly)

  • Delete:
    • %USERPROFILE%\.dotnet\tools\.store\volo.abp.studio.cli
    • %USERPROFILE%\.dotnet\tools\.store\volo.abp.cli (if exists)

  3. Install the new ABP Studio CLI (this is the correct tool for ABP Studio / new templates)

  dotnet tool install -g Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli
  

  4. Verify

  abp --version
  

  If it still fails: pin a specific version

  Sometimes a specific published version can have packaging/metadata issues. Pinning avoids “latest” until the fixed package is pulled:

  dotnet tool install -g Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli --version <x.y.z>
  

  Notes

  • ABP’s new CLI (used with ABP Studio) is Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli, and it replaced the legacy Volo.Abp.Cli in v8.2+; having both installed can create confusing outcomes, so remove the legacy one first.

  Links (validated):

  • https://abp.io/docs/latest/cli/index
  • https://www.nuget.org/packages/Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli
  • https://abp.io/docs/latest/studio

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  maliming created 8 days ago

  Support Team Fullstack Developer

  hi

  The latest CLI is targeted at net10.0. You can consider installing the NET 10.0 SDK.

  https://www.nuget.org/packages/Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli

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  Or you can try to create a globaljson file

  > cd TestFolder
  TestFolder > dotnet new globaljson --sdk-version 8.0.401
  
  TestFolder > dotnet --version
  8.0.401
  
  TestFolder > dotnet tool install --global Volo.Abp.Studio.Cli --version 2.1.9
  

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