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dotnet tool install fails with “Settings file ‘DotnetToolSettings.xml’ was not found in the package.” – what do?

If you’ve just tried to install a .NET tool and got smacked with the dreaded error message: “Settings file ‘DotnetToolSettings.xml’ was not found in the package,” congratulations: You are today’s lucky recipient of yet another cryptic dotnet installer hiccup! But don’t worry, we’re about to sort this nonsense out. Namely,…Continue reading dotnet tool install fails with “Settings file ‘DotnetToolSettings.xml’ was not found in the package.” – what do?