How to Run .NET Applications on MG460 / RobustOS Pro Gateway

#Download and run the installation script
curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel Current

#Add .NET to your PATH
echo 'export DOTNET_ROOT=$HOME/.dotnet' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

#Verify installation
dotnet --version

#Create a new directory for your test app
mkdir -p ~/dotnet-test
cd ~/dotnet-test

#Initialize a new console application
dotnet new console

#Replace the default Program.cs with a simple test
cat > Program.cs << 'EOF'
// Simple test program for MG460 Gateway
Console.WriteLine("MG460 Gateway .NET Test");
Console.WriteLine($"Current Date/Time: {DateTime.Now}");
Console.WriteLine($".NET Version: {Environment.Version}");
Console.WriteLine($"OS Version: {Environment.OSVersion}");

// Test file operations
try {
    File.WriteAllText("test.txt", "Hello from .NET on MG460 Gateway!");
    string content = File.ReadAllText("test.txt");
    Console.WriteLine($"File test successful: {content}");
} 
catch (Exception ex) {
    Console.WriteLine($"File test error: {ex.Message}");
}

Console.WriteLine("Test completed successfully!");
EOF

#Build the application
dotnet build

#Run the application
dotnet run

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