title: nuget retrieving package metadata
body: <blockquote>
    <p>An error occurred while retrieving package metadata for
    'bootstrap.3.3.5' from source 'nuget.org'.
    ========== Finished ==========</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/M4tlY.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/M4tlY.jpg" alt="Screenshot"></a></p>
  
  <p>Where the defect wonder Is site nuget.org may crash or whether the problem is local. I am using Visual Basic on Windows.  The defect begins when he wishes to download entity framework package, but he does not accept the download nuget from the official website Package. </p>
  
  <p>Is there an interpretation of what is happening?</p>
  
  <p>meaning that when I use Visual Basic to design sites and dealing with databases through asp.net web application when I INSTALL a package through the attached nuget within Visual Basic, I was having errors that in the previous picture and knowing that I go to the page <a href="https://www.nuget.org" rel="noreferrer">https://www.nuget.org</a> asked Install NuGet  . exe does not accept the download intent Is the problem in the computer or is it public to everyone.</p>
  
  <p>An error occurred while retrieving package metadata for</p>
  
  <p>I noticed there was a update for Visual Studio 2015 NuGet Package Manage for Visual Studio to version 3.1.60724.766 (from current 3.0.60624.657), so I downloaded and installed it.  Same errors.</p>
  
  <p>Fix</p>
  
  <p>In Visual Studio 2015.</p>
  
  <p>Tools Menu -> NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Settings</p>
  
  <p>Click Package Sources</p>
  
  <p>Click + sign</p>
  
  <p>Add the following:</p>
  
  <p>Name: something like NuGet v2</p>
  
  <p>Source: <code>https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/</code></p>
  
  <p>Untick the current nuget.org so it should look like:
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/BI1bY.jpg" rel="noreferrer">look like</a></p>
  
  <p>And now you should be able to install NuGet packages</p>
  
  <p>&amp;&amp;</p>
  
  <p>Each package is licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages. Some packages may include dependencies which are governed by additional licenses. Follow the package source (feed) URL to determine any dependencies.</p>
  
  <p>Package Manager Console Host Version 3.0.0.0</p>
  
  <p>Type 'get-help NuGet' to see all available NuGet commands.</p>
  
  <p>PM> get-help NuGet
  TOPIC
      about_NuGet</p>
  
  <p>SHORT DESCRIPTION
      Provides information about NuGet Package Manager commands.</p>
  
  <p>LONG DESCRIPTION
      This topic describes the NuGet Package Manager commands. NuGet is an integrated package 
      management tool for adding libraries and tools to .NET projects.</p>
  
  <pre><code>The following NuGet cmdlets are included.
  
      Cmdlet                  Description
      ------------------      ----------------------------------------------
      Find-Package            Get the set of packages available from the package source, 
                              based on the package Id/keyword. This is a new command that
                              will replace Get-Package -ListAvailable.
  
      Get-Package             Gets the set of installed packages. With -Updates switch, 
                              gets the set of package updates available from the package source.
  
      Install-Package         Installs a package and its dependencies into the project.
  
      Uninstall-Package       Uninstalls a package. If other packages depend on this package, 
                              the command will fail unless the –Force option is specified.
  
      Update-Package          Updates a package and its dependencies to a newer version.
  
      Sync-Package            Get the version of installed package from specified/default project
                              and sync the version to the rest of projects in the solution.
  
      Add-BindingRedirect     Examines all assemblies within the output path for a project
                              and adds binding redirects to the application (or web) 
                              configuration file where necessary.
  
      Get-Project             Returns a reference to the DTE (Development Tools Environment) 
                              for the specified project. If none is specifed, returns the 
                              default project selected in the Package Manager Console.
  
      Open-PackagePage        Open the browser pointing to ProjectUrl, LicenseUrl or 
                              ReportAbuseUrl of the specified package.
  
      Register-TabExpansion   Registers a tab expansion for the parameters of a command.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>SEE ALSO
      Online documentation: ht tp://g o .m icrosoft . com / fwlink /? LinkID=206619
      Find-Package
      Get-Package
      Install-Package
      Uninstall-Package
      Update-Package
      Sync-Package
      Add-BindingRedirect
      Get-Project
      Open-PackagePage
      Register-TabExpansion
  PM> </p>
  
  <p>All this and still the service does not work</p>