I've been testing dotnet core 3 in different OS like Windows and Linux(Ubuntu). All of them are working fine with EF Core!
However, I decided to give a chance to Windows WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux and see how it works. That's why I'm here!
The problem with WSL and Ubuntu 18.04 is:
I installed EF Core globally and restarted the terminal. * Up to this point, the EF version is 3.1.4
> dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
I get the following error when I try to run any dotnet ef command:
> dotnet ef database update
Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
Possible reasons for this include:
* You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
* You intended to execute a .NET Core program, but dotnet-ef does not exist.
* You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH.
Has anyone faced the same error using Windows WSL and Ubuntu 18.04?
Finally I found the solution!
I've tried to export the PATH variable export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools" as @kapsiR mentioned. However, it was valid for a single terminal session only. So if I close the terminal and open again, the $PATH configuration disappears.
The solution that works for me:
cd /home/yourUserName.zshrc and add this line export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools/". NOTE: I'm using zsh shell in this case. You should change it if you are using a different one.