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Install dotnet@8 with Homebrew, apt, chocolatey

.NET Core. Version 8.0.129 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-15. Also installable with ubuntu: sudo apt install aspnetcore-runtime-8.0.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dotnet@8

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install dotnet8

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · dotnet8 · source: archive.ubuntu.com

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install dotnet

Chocolatey community package catalog · dotnet · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

.NET Core

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Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

.NET 8 is the November 2023 Long Term Support release of modern .NET. As a Homebrew versioned formula, dotnet@8 is useful for developers and CI systems that need to stay on the .NET 8 support window instead of tracking newer SDK lines.

Project history

Microsoft's release metadata lists .NET 8.0 as released on November 14, 2023, with LTS servicing through November 10, 2026. The release became the stable baseline for organizations moving from .NET 6 or .NET 7 while wanting a longer support period.

Adoption history

Versioned packaging reflects .NET's support policy in package-manager form. Keeping dotnet@8 installable alongside newer SDKs lets maintainers reproduce builds, keep LTS applications on their target framework, and avoid surprise major-version movement on developer machines.

How it is used

Developers install dotnet@8 to build, test, run, and publish applications targeting net8.0, ASP.NET Core 8, EF Core 8, and related SDK workloads. The CLI behavior is the standard `dotnet` workflow, with SDK selection typically controlled by project target frameworks or global.json.

Why package nerds care

dotnet@8 is a support-lifecycle package: its value is not a different executable name but a pinned major SDK/runtime family. That makes it important for reproducible build environments and for package catalogs that model multiple supported versions of the same runtime.

Timeline

2023: .NET 8.0 Preview 1 appeared in February.
2023: .NET 8.0 was released on November 14 as an LTS release.
2026: Microsoft lists November 10, 2026 as the end of support for .NET 8.

Related projects

.NET
ASP.NET Core 8
Entity Framework Core 8
C# 12
NuGet

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security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dotnet@8. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

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freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version8.0.129

manager updated2026-07-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv8.0.129

https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dotnet@8
Version	8.0.129
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dotnet@8
Homepage	https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
Repository	https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet
Upstream docs	https://dotnet.microsoft.com/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/archive/refs/tags/v8.0.129.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-15T02:02:38Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	icu4c@78, openssl@3
Build dependencies	cmake, grep, llvm@20, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	krb5
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	For other software to find dotnet you may need to set: export DOTNET_ROOT="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dotnet@8/libexec"

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dotnet@8
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	yes
URL Keys	stable

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Ubuntu apt92%

aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 8.0.4-0ubuntu1

ASP.NET Core runtime