MonoDevelop is a Mono/C# Integrated Development Environment for Windows, Linux and macOS. It parses your C# and VB programs as you type them and is able to provide contextual completion of methods. In late 2003, a few developers from the Mono community began migrating SharpDevelop, a successful.NET open source IDE from System.Windows.Forms on. Mono is a platform for developing and running cross-platform applications based on the ECMA/ISO Standards. It is a free and open-source implementation of Microsoft’s.NET framework. Most importantly, to keep MonoDevelop open sourced, Microsoft had to release certain code base from VS for Windows (such as vstest, and part of the code editor) under an open source license. This often requires a lengthy internal process with legal guys, and lots of efforts to clean up the code. Download MonoDevelop - MonoDevelop enables developers to quickly write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and macOS.
This post shows students and new users how to install the open source project called Mono on Ubuntu 20.04 | 18.04.
For those who don’t know, Mono provides a .NET-compatible and C# compiler tool sets which make it possible to develop and run C# code in Linux.
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Installing Mono on Ubuntu is pretty straightforward. Simply add its repository and install it from there. To do that, follow the steps below:
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Step 1: Add Mono Repository
If you want to always version of Mono on Ubuntu, add its repository. When its repository is added, all newer versions and updates will be available to install.
To add its repository, run the commands below
Next, run the commands below to add its repository and key and repository file to Ubuntu.
That should make Mono repository available on Ubuntu
Step 2: Install Mono
Now that Mono repository and key are added, run the commands below to finally install it.
If you’re going to be building .NET project, the easiest way to do it is using MonoDevelop IDE. To install MonoDevelop, run the commands below:
sudo apt install monodevelop
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Use MonoDevelop to build your apps.
If you’re going to be running the NUnit Unit Tests, you should install the NUnit Plugin for MonoDevelop. To do that, run the commands below:
sudo apt install monodevelop-nunit
To verify if Mono is installed, run the commands below:
mono --version
You should see similar lines as below:
That should do it
Conclusion:
This post shows you how to install Mono and related development tools on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04. If you find any error above, please comment below:
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The Mono project focuses on compilers and runtime libraries and does not directly provide an IDE. Developers must choose from a series of available tools the one best suited for them.
MonoDevelop
MonoDevelop is a Mono/C# Integrated Development Environment for Windows, Linux and macOS. It parses your C# and VB programs as you type them and is able to provide contextual completion of methods.
In late 2003, a few developers from the Mono community began migrating SharpDevelop, a successful .NET open source IDE from System.Windows.Forms on Windows to Gtk# on Linux. A rebranded version named Xamarin Studio is sold by the commercial sponsor behind the project with proprietary iOS/Android addins.
Unix tools
As you might expect, there are many development tools available to C# developers, ranging from bare-bones text editors to complex integrated development environments.
Using Emacs or Vim
Emacs and Vim are general purpose text editors, not IDEs designed for use with .NET and C#. However, you can use them to write software in nearly any language.
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For Emacs, you will want to use the C# major mode available at www.cybercom.net to handle syntax coloring and proper indentation. You may want to install the OmniSharp plugin for autocompletion and various other features.
Vim supports syntax highlighting for C#. For autocompletion, the OmniSharp plugin is also available.
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Eclipse
The Eclipse IDE can be used to edit C# code, but lacks completion of methods. The emonic project is not maintained anymore.