Xamarin.Forms could not install package

Question

When creating a new solution within Xamarian studio I get this error

Could not install package \'Xamarin.Forms 1.0.6186\'. You are trying to install t

Answer 1

If you are using Xamarin Studio for Windows (without also having Visual Studio installed) you need to download the Portable Library Tools. See the Xamarin doc Introduction to Portable Class Libraries.