Installing and Removing Bower Packages
Bower packages can be installed and used only in a specific project. JetBrains Rider supports two installation modes: from the command line and through the dedicated user interface.
On this page:
- Installing a Bower package in the command-line mode
- Installing a Bower package through the JetBrains Rider interface
- Removing Bower packages
- Installing a Bower package as a development dependency
Installing a Bower package in the command-line mode
- Open the embedded Terminal ( ) and switch to the directory where Bower is stored or define a
PATH
variable for it so it is available from any folder, see Installing Bower. - Type the following command at the command prompt:
bower install <tool name>
Installing a Bower package through the JetBrains Rider interface
- Run Bower from JetBrains Rider using the Bower page of the Settings dialog box.
- Open the Settings/Preferences by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or by choosing for Windows and Linux or for macOS. Expand the Languages & Frameworks node, and then click Bower under JavaScript.
- On the Bower page that opens, the Packages area shows all the Bower-dependent packages that are currently installed on your computer, both at the global and at the project level. Click .
- In the Available Packages dialog box that opens, select the required package.
- Optionally specify the product version and click Install Package to start installation.
Removing Bower packages
Open the Bower page, select the package to remove, and click .Installing a Bower package as a development dependency
- Run the installation from the command line in the global mode: open the embedded Terminal ( ) and type
bower install -dev <tool name>
at the command prompt. - Install the package using the JetBrains Rider user interface:
- Open the Settings/Preferences by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or by choosing for Windows and Linux or for macOS. Expand the Languages & Frameworks node, and then click Bower under JavaScript.
- On the Bower page that opens, the Packages area shows all the Bower-dependent packages that are currently installed on your computer, both at the global and at the project level. Click .
- In the Available Packages dialog box that opens, select the required package.
- Select the Options checkbox and type
--dev
in the text box next to it. - Optionally specify the product version and click Install Package to start installation.
Last modified: 20 August 2018