Setup Development Environment

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Setting up your development environment
1.Download and install .NET 5 SDK Download .NET (Linux, macOS, and Windows) (microsoft.com)​
This is the runtime, development kit (compiler, etc) that is used to build Avalonia applications.
2.Install Avalonia Templates
Run the command dotnet new -i Avalonia.Templates from the command prompt on your machine.
The output will look similar to this.
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$ dotnet new -i Avalonia.Templates
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  Determining projects to restore...
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  Restored /Users/danwalmsley/.templateengine/dotnetcli/v5.0.200/scratch/restore.csproj (in 706 ms).
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Templates                                     Short Name            Language    Tags
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Avalonia Resource Dictionary                  avalonia.resource                 ui/xaml/avalonia/avaloniaui
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Avalonia Styles                               avalonia.styles                   ui/xaml/avalonia/avaloniaui
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Examples:
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    dotnet new mvc --auth Individual
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    dotnet new mstest
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    dotnet new --help
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    dotnet new avalonia.mvvm --help
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1.Download and install Rider: The Cross-Platform .NET IDE from JetBrains​
Rider will give you the very best development experience available for Avalonia. It is available for Windows, Linux and Mac
2.Install the Avalonia Plugin
Once Rider loads you will see the Welcome Screen. Click the Configure dropdown and select Plugins.
rider-welcome
A new Preferenes Screen will open up. Click the Settings icon as shown and select Manage Plugin Repositories...
configure-plugin-repos
Click the + icon and enter the url https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugins/dev/14839then click OK
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Now click on the Marketplace tab and search for Avalonia. Select AvaloniaRider and click Install then once thats done, click the Restart IDE button that will appear.
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Now Rider should be ready to develop Avalonia applications.
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