as far can tell , nuget meant installed visual studio extension :
http://docs.nuget.org/docs/start-here/installing-nuget
but if need nuget on machine doesn't have vs installed ?
specifically, install nuget via powershell script.
here's short powershell script expect:
$sourcenugetexe = "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe" $targetnugetexe = "$rootpath\nuget.exe" invoke-webrequest $sourcenugetexe -outfile $targetnugetexe set-alias nuget $targetnugetexe -scope global -verbose
note invoke-webrequest
cmdlet arrived powershell v3.0. this article gives idea.