What is the most common way to distribute .NET 6 application to general people?
If I make my application with .NET 6, i think i should public them with self-contained option, which significantly grows the size of the files i share, so that other people to use my app, because .NET 6 is not included in Windows updates. Is this the right way to distribute my app, or is there a better way that i can reduce the file size?
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Probably have both options; let the user decide what fits them best, the self contained option or not.
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dotnet publish -c Release -r <runtime identifier> -p:PublishSingleFile=true
Use of -r|--runtime implies --self-contained true. Add --self-contained false to publish as runtime-dependent.
-r RID and -p:PublishSingleFile=true can be moved to .csproj as the following properties:but to target multiple RIDs, you have to use dotnet publish with the -r option for each RID.
You can also add -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true to include native libraries (like Common Language Runtime dlls) in the output executable.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/single-file
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/rid-catalog
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publishCreate a single file for application deployment - .NET
Learn what single file application is and why you should consider using this application deployment model.
.NET Runtime Identifier (RID) catalog
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