How to install EF 4.3? - entity-framework-4

Right now I am using EF 4.1. I want to upgrade to 4.3. What I did is:
1. Install NuGet for VS 2010
2. Use Manage NuGet Packages to install EF 4.3.
then then I got error message said:
The item C:\MyFolder\packages\EntityFramework.4.3.1\lib\net40\EntityFramework.dll could not be found in your workspace, or you do not have permission to access it.
Quite confused by this message, because MyFolder should not be involved for this install as it is user created folder. Does it mean I should install something before running Manage NuGet Packages to install EF 4.3?

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X.PagedList.Mvc Installation

When I install X.PagedList.Mvc package to my application there is a dialog box, as seen in the picture below:
To install this package, there are so many library that should be installed. I don't get the same thing when install PagedList.Mvc.
Why is this different from the PagedList?
I'm just thinking, the list of libraries below are not related to X.PagedList, so that I click cancel and it won't install the package.
Note (if needed):
I'm using ASP.NET MVC 5, Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and .NET Framework 4.6.1

Update Packages of a MVC Project

Im trying to use an ASP.NET web application downloaded from the internet. Im looking for a way restore all the dependencies/packages in a quick way (clean and building the project did not solve it), rather than installing them via nuget one by one. Is there anyway to download and install/resolve (version issues) all the necessary packages at once?
I tried below package manager console commands, but they did not resolve the package conflicts.
Update-Package -Reinstall,
nuget install packages.config and other solutions here - How do I get NuGet to install/update all the packages in the packages.config?
[resolve/install packages]
Can someone help? Maybe Im using wrong commands or doing something wrong.
If you go into Tools > Nuget Package Manager > Manage Nuget Packages for Solution, it will show a yellow bar at the top asking you if you want to restore missing packages. That's a manual way, but there are also some important VS options you want to look at as well, one being an option to restore packages on build.
There is a generic restore option as well from the package manager console, and that should have worked if it was simply a matter of reimporting the missing packages...
Update-Package -reinstall
You can try to delete the folders, than reinstall using these options. However, is there a possibility there is a .NET framework version mismatch with the version of the DLL's? Maybe some of the DLL's need updated?
Remove package folders from Package folder - don't remove package.config. Next, build you application - nuget should automatically restore all packages.

Asp .Net Core - cannot install Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc nuget package

In my Asp .Net Core Web Application (started with empty template) I cannot install Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc nuget package.
After pressing Install in Nuget manager I get this error message:
Package restore failed. Rolling back package changes for 'WebApplication1'.
I tried to solve it on my own, but:
1) My project doesn't have project.json
2) Clearing nuget cache like in this answer didn't help:
Netstandard1.x Nuget packages cannot be installed for netstandard1.x projects
Project target framework: .NetCoreApp1.0 (also tried 1.1)
Ide: VS2017 RC
I didn't have problems so far with installing other packages.
Is there a workaround to install mvc package?
Btw. I have to start with empty project template.
Thanks in advance for your support.
I looked harder in nuget package name and discovered that correct package to install should be Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc and not Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.
Silly mistake, I chose most popular package by typing "mvc" in search box.

MVC Nuget Installing Multiple Packages

I'm building a new solution/project. I copied all the files over and moved all the packages over to the packages folder. When I reference them via nuget, it says they are installed, but
they are not. If they were, I would see them in the installed tab.
First why does it say installed, next how can I install multiple packages at once, instead of
doing it individually. I have like 10+ packages I need to install. This is pain in
the ass, if I have to install each individually. We should be able to run a command that
checks to see if all the packages in the package folder have been installed, if not, install them. Is there a command for this?
Use nuget.exe for this. see following question and google search
nuget install packages.config
Or with NuGet 2.7 you can restore allpackages in the solution using the command line.
nuget restore YourSolution.sln

Where to download the latest version of Entity Framework?

I am using EF 4.0, at the time I am writing these lines I heard that EF 4.1 update 1 has been released and EF 4.2 is in beta. From wikipedia
A refresh of version 4.1 named Entity Framework 4.1 Update 1, was
released on July 25, 2011. It includes bug fixes and new supported
types.
But I only found a link of Version 4.1.10311.0 from Microsoft which date published is 3/21/2011. So I wonder if version 4.1.10311.0 is the latest release so far. If it's not, where can I download the latest release ?
ps : For some reasons I can't use live update, I need to download package to install manually.
From Arthur Vickers:
What if I can’t use NuGet? What if you can’t connect to the Internet
from your development machine. Or what if you are not allowed to
install NuGet on your machine. Don’t worry; all is not lost.
First you need to get the NuGet package. For this you do need to be
able to connect to the Internet from some machine—but it doesn’t have
to be your development machine. You’re reading this so presumably
you’re not completely off-the-grid. :-)
You can get the package by using NuGet in Visual Studio on a machine
connected to the Internet in the normal way—just install the package
you want into a dummy project. After installing the package you can
find the .nupkg file either in the dummy project folder or by browsing
the Package Cache from the Package Manager Settings menu option.
You can also get the package without Visual Studio by using NuGet.exe.
If you are able to install NuGet on your development machine then do
so and setup a local feed. This may sound daunting but it’s really
easy. Copy the .nupkg file to your local feed and then use NuGet to
install it in the normal way—with no connection to the Internet
required.
If you can’t install NuGet on your development machine then take the
.nupkg file and rename it to .zip—yep, it’s a zip file. You can now
extract EntityFramework.dll from the zip file and use it as you would
any other assembly. Note that you will not get any of the automatic
project-level integration I mentioned above, so you may have to do
more manual configuration of your project.
If you are using EFv4.0 you mostly don't need EFv4.1 or EFv4.2. Those versions bring new type of mapping (code first / fluent) and new DbContext API which can be used instead of ObjectContext API. So unless you want to start a new project with those "new" features or completely migrate your existing project you don't need it. Real new functionality for you will be included in .NET 4.5. DbContext API and code first is shipped only as NuGet package since EFv4.2.
use the package-manager in VS2010 to install
Tools + Library Package Manager + Nuget package manager
EF 4.2 has just been released: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2011/11/01/ef-4-2-released.aspx
This is a minor update over 4.1.
The runtime components are available via NuGet. The designer etc. updates for VS are a separate install.

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