C# Environment Setup for Linux(deb) Users

Install Compiler

Open the terminal and execute the following command,

sudo apt install mono-complete

C# Example

Create a file named test.cs with the following content and save the file.

using System;

public class Hello {

    static public void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        Console.ReadKey();

    }
}

Build and Run

Open the terminal in the same folder/directory that contains our test.cs example file. Then execute the following command to set the apropreate permission.

sudo chmod +x test.cs

To build the test.exe executable file,

mcs -out:test.exe test.cs

To run the test.exe executable file,

mono test.exe

Output

Hello World!

Happy Coding!