Unable to install NuGet package provider in PowerShell Core on Linux

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I'm trying to set up the NuGet package provider on Linux in PowerShell 7 so I can use
Install-Package to get a package from the NuGet Gallery. However, when I run:

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force

I get the following error:

Install-PackageProvider: No match was found for the specified search criteria for the provider 'NuGet'.
The package provider requires 'PackageManagement' and 'Provider' tags. Please check if the specified
package has the tags.

I did a bit of searching and found a few questions from this site and others where this error occurs, some answers saying I need to force TLS 1.2:

[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

some saying to specify -RequiredVersion on Install-PackageSource, some saying to use
-ForceBootstrap, and some saying to use -Force. None of these work and I'm still met with the same error each time. Get-PackageProvider lists NuGet as a provider.

I'm was also unable to install the NuGet provider on Windows using PowerShell Core with the same error. Is this just not supported from PowerShell Core?

powershell-core nuget
4 Answers

I also received this error and specifying the version (currently 3.0.0.1) also fails. What worked for me was piping the packageprovider into Install-PackageProvider

Get-PackageProvider | where name -eq 'nuget' | Install-PackageProvider

You may add -Force if you want to avoid answering yes to The package(s) come(s) from a package source that is not marked as trusted. Are you sure you want to install software from ''?

user_40853310

The NuGet location has been updated. You can also do it in one line:

Register-PackageSource -Name nuget.org -ProviderName NuGet -Location "https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" -Trusted
user_114043320

Having TLS12 set in conjunction with Install Nuget package worked for me.

Below is how I used the command:

[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet
user_41013250

In addition to @DougMaurer's answer, I also had to configure the package source as well:

$sourceArgs = @{
  Name = 'nuget.org'
  Location = 'https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json'
  ProviderName = 'NuGet'
}
Register-PackageSource @sourceArgs
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