How To Install mono-basic on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-basic in Fedora 36. mono-basic is VisualBasic.NET support for mono

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-basic on Fedora 36.

What is mono-basic

This package contains the Visual Basic .NET compiler and language runtime. This allows you to compile and run VB.NET application and assemblies.

We can use yum or dnf to install mono-basic on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mono-basic.

Install mono-basic on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mono-basic using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mono-basic

Install mono-basic on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mono-basic using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mono-basic

How To Uninstall mono-basic on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mono-basic package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mono-basic

mono-basic Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/vbnc
/usr/bin/vbnc2
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb.dll
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb.dll
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/Mono.Cecil.VB.dll
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/vbnc.exe
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/vbnc.exe.mdb
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/vbnc.rsp
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Microsoft.VisualBasic
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Microsoft.VisualBasic/10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Microsoft.VisualBasic/10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Microsoft.VisualBasic/10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll.mdb
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756/Mono.Cecil.VB.Mdb.dll.mdb
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756/Mono.Cecil.VB.Pdb.dll.mdb
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756/Mono.Cecil.VB.dll
/usr/lib/mono/gac/Mono.Cecil.VB/0.9.5.0__0738eb9f132ed756/Mono.Cecil.VB.dll.mdb
/usr/share/man/man1/vbnc.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-basic on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).