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To install the dotnet-ef tool, run the following command:

.NET 8

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 8.* 

.NET 7

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 7.* 

.NET 6

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 6.* 

.NET 5

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 5.* 

.NET Core 3

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 3.* 

For more information about the history of dotnet-ef, see the announcement for ASP.NET Core 3 Preview 4, which explains that this tool was changed from being built-in to requiring an explicit install:

The dotnet ef tool is no longer part of the .NET Core SDK

This change allows us to ship dotnet ef as a regular .NET CLI tool that can be installed as either a global or local tool.