Regarding .NET: • .NET installers install to systemwide locations and therefore typically require elevated privileges. • Microsoft supplies both install scrip

Regarding .NET: • .NET installers install to systemwide locations and therefore typically require elevated privileges. • Microsoft supplies both install scripts (dotnet-install) and .tar.gz/.zip archives to support unprivileged installation to arbitrary locations on all supported platforms. • The SDK and self-contained .NET executables run from anywhere, but certain SDK functionality may require elevated privileges on some platforms (e.g., installing a trusted self-signed developer certificate). • Framework-dependent executables use the DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to locate runtime components installed in a non-default location.