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dotnet@9

brew install dotnet@9 v9.0.117 MIT keg-only

.NET runtime and SDK for C#/F#/VB.NET (version 9.x); keg-only versioned formula.

Why you might care

Use if you need to run or develop .NET applications targeting .NET 9 specifically. The keg-only installation lets you keep multiple .NET versions (e.g., @8, @9) side-by-side without conflict. Provides C# compiler, runtime, NuGet package manager, and development tools in a single install.

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Caveats

For other software to find dotnet you may need to set:
  export DOTNET_ROOT="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dotnet@9/libexec"

Keg-only reason

:versioned_formula

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