dotConnect for Oracle has four sets of assemblies:

• for full .NET Framework
• .NET Standard 1.3 compatible assemblies (compatible with .NET Core 1.0 and higher and .NET Framework 4.6 and higher)
• .NET Standard 2.0 compatible assemblies (compatible with .NET Core 2.0 and higher and .NET Framework 4.6.1 and higher)
• .NET Standard 2.1 compatible assemblies (compatible with .NET Core 3.0 and higher only, .NET Framework is not supported)

.NET Standard compatible assemblies are only available as NuGet packages.

The dotConnect for Oracle NuGet packages are added to your project from nuget.org as usual, via the Package Manager Console. The dotConnect for Oracle NuGet packages contain .NET Standard compatible assemblies for all the supported .NET Standard versions - 1.3, 2.0, and 2.1. The corresponding assemblies are selected automatically, depending on the target framework of your project.

Installing dotConnect for Oracle NuGet Packages

When you are developing your solutions in not very old Visual Studio versions, it is very easy to add dotConnect for Oracle NuGet packages to your projects. You need simply to open the Package Manager Console by selecting Package Manager Console from the Tools -> NuGet Package Manager menu, and then enter and run the necessary command:

For projects, using general ADO.NET functionality of dotConnect for Oracle, you need to install the Devart.Data.Oracle package. Execute the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Devart.Data.Oracle

For projects, using LinqConnect features of dotConnect for Oracle, you need to install the Devart.Data.Oracle.Linq package. Execute the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Devart.Data.Oracle.Linq

For projects, using Entity Framework Core 1, 3, 5, or 6 with Oracle, install the Devart.Data.Oracle.EFCore package. Execute the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Devart.Data.Oracle.EFCore

For projects, working with spatial data in Entity Framework Core 3 with Oracle, install the Devart.Data.Oracle.EFCore.NetTopologySuite package. Execute the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Devart.Data.Oracle.EFCore.NetTopologySuite

For projects, using Entity Framework 6.4 with Oracle on .NET Core 3, the Devart.Data.Oracle.EF6 NuGet package should be installed. Execute the following command in the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package Devart.Data.Oracle.EF6

There also are Visual Studio extensions for earlier Visual Studio versions. If you use some other tool than Visual Studio, you can get NuGet packages with the nuget.exe console tool.

Note that .NET Standard 2.0 compatible assembly for Entity Framework Core 2, Devart.Data.Oracle.Entity.EFCore.dll, is not available via NuGet packages. It is installed to your computer with the dotConnect for Oracle installer, and you can get it from the \Entity\EFCore2\netstandard2.0\ subfolder of the dotConnect for Oracle installation folder.