Foundations¶

Powershell¶

Ensure you are using Powershell 7.x, available here

To install the 7.x version of Powershell...

1	`iex "& { $(irm https://aka.ms/install-powershell.ps1) } -UseMSI"`

nuget¶

Ensure you have nuget installed. nuget.org is the recommended install source.

You may also find the following Powershell useful.

# Ensure running as Administrator
if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)) {
    Write-Error "❌ This script must be run as Administrator."
    exit 1
}

$nugetUrl = "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe"
$targetDir = "C:\Tools\Nuget"
$nugetPath = Join-Path $targetDir "nuget.exe"

# Create directory if it doesn't exist
if (-not (Test-Path $targetDir)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $targetDir -Force | Out-Null
    Write-Host "📁 Created directory: $targetDir"
}

# Download the latest NuGet.exe
Write-Host "⬇ Downloading NuGet.exe to $nugetPath ..."
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $nugetUrl -OutFile $nugetPath -UseBasicParsing
Write-Host "✅ NuGet.exe downloaded successfully."

# Add to system-wide PATH if not already present
$envPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "Machine")
if ($envPath -notlike "*$targetDir*") {
    $newPath = "$envPath;$targetDir"
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $newPath, "Machine")
    Write-Host "🔧 Added '$targetDir' to system-wide PATH."
} else {
    Write-Host "ℹ '$targetDir' is already in the PATH."
}

Write-Host "🎉 NuGet CLI setup completed successfully."

Note : nuget has some nuances as to how it installs modules and how they are imported.

Entrinsec¶

Go here to install the Entrinsec pre-requisites.