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Install Monodevelop on Ubuntu Linux
Update: These instructions are out of date. You should instead install MonoDevelop from source.
Monodevelop is probably the best IDE for developing .NET applications on Linux. In order to install and use it for development, you will also need the Mono .NET runtime environment installed. Thankfully, installing monodevelop and mono are very simple on Ubuntu.
Run this command from a Terminal window:
sudo apt-get install mono mono-gmcs mono-gac mono-utils monodevelop monodoc-browser monodevelop-nunit monodevelop-versioncontrol
You will now have a shiny new Monodevelop installation, along with the documentation, nunit plugin, and version control plugin. You are using version control, aren’t you?
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- Published 09/17/06
mono-xsp is missing on your list?
Do you know of any good tutorials for getting databases hooked up to MonoDevelop C# applications? I am looking for a portable database (single file database) ideally – so users wouldn’t have to setup a server database – or hook into one.
I fully agree about MonoDevelop’s status as ‘the best IDE…’
Thanks!!
hey, invid
wrt >> getting databases hooked up to MonoDevelop C# applications
sqlite might serve your needs quite nicely..
try
http://www.nabble.com/Re:-Using-SQLite,-Mono-and-Monodevelop-p255481.html
Dear friends,
I installed Ubuntu 7.04 recently, so im new to it and to whole Linux, im trying to install Monodevelop and followed the instruction you stated above, but the following error message apears(Package mono has no installation candidate), also im trying to install other applications from the built in reposotories and 90% of the applications are not installable?so what should i do??
thanks
Ali, perhaps you need to enable the extra repositories that aren’t enabled in Ubuntu by default. This is in the Synaptic Package Manager preferences or ‘repositories’ or something like that (from memory). Just put a check mark in all categories and click OK and then try the apt-get above. If you can’t figure this out from my faulty memory, google ‘ubuntu extra repositories’. Good luck. Will be trying this myself soon.
Unluckily monodevelop apt package is as old as 0.12… unuseful!
even the very latest package for gutsy is 0.13…
i will just download and compile the source files!
I tried to run this in terminal, it asked for password.
But not taking password when i typed.
Well, it doesnt work for me, i have Ubuntu 7.04 first I tried the installer from mono, but monodevelop failed to initialize, it cant load some addins…
And this is the same :S
Old version of MONO 1.2 – Latest version is now 1.5 (this command will not install 1.5). :(
I’ve explained how to install from source here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/installing-monodevelop-from-source-on-ubuntu/
I have installed mono-develop but after installing all the things the IDE is not coming up
root@excel-desktop:/usr/lib/monodevelop/bin# monodevelop
WARNING: Cannot find Mozilla directory containing libgtkembedmoz.so. Some Addins may not be able to function. Please set MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME to your Mozilla directory.
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
Waiting for Write add-in database lock
@Prashanth
It doesnt show the password,, just type, and press enter
You don’t understand my question this is what comes whenever i run C# program on linux
The name `Console’ does not exist in the current context (CS0103) (ConsoleApplication.cs)
Ithink you have seen it by yourself how can i configure this BUG,BUG,BUG
Hi
i’m an iranian c# programer . and I’ve just joined the Linux.
I installed mono Software and I can not creat an (window aplication form) , Indeed there is not (window aplication form) in the file->New->new solution->c# .
I shoud install which pakage and components .
Thank you friends.