Updating nuget packages in all projects in a solution
First you have to restore all packages using nuget restore solution_file.sln
then update them to latest version by executing nuget update solution_file.sln
.
Read more about nuget command line
Updated link to Nuget command line documentation
Nuget Package Manager Console documentation (Visual Studio for Windows)
Edit: Previous link is dead. Added working equivalent and bonus Package Manager Console link.
You have used command line examples, but your question does not state if you require a command line answer. If you do not require command line, you can right-click on your solution in the Solution Explorer, and select Manage NuGet Packages for Solution ... This displays a dialog where you can make your selections. Other than that, you'd need to write a script at this point in time anyway (as far as I know).
As found in NuGet documentation, you can type:
Update-Package
This will :
Update all packages in all projects of the current solution to the latest versions.
To open the Package Manager Console:
Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package Manager Console
Now, in order to have only one instance of all packages, I have, in my solution folder, a file named nuget.config
that contains:
<configuration>
<config>
<add key="repositoryPath" value="..\Path\To\My\Packages" />
</config>
</configuration>
You might need to reload your solution in order to make it work properly.