How To Install mono-csharp-shell on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-csharp-shell on Kali Linux. mono-csharp-shell is interactive C# shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-csharp-shell on Kali Linux.

What is mono-csharp-shell

mono-csharp-shell is:

Mono is a platform for running and developing applications based on the ECMA/ISO Standards. Mono is an open source effort led by Xamarin. Mono provides a complete CLR (Common Language Runtime) including compiler and runtime, which can produce and execute CIL (Common Intermediate Language) bytecode (aka assemblies), and a class library.

This package contains the interactive C# shell named csharp. csharp permits dynamically evaluating C# statements, and can be used for writing scripts or testing code fragments. For examples and a brief overview of the commands see: http://www.mono-project.com/CsharpRepl

There are three methods to install mono-csharp-shell on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mono-csharp-shell Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-csharp-shell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mono-csharp-shell

Install mono-csharp-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-csharp-shell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mono-csharp-shell

Install mono-csharp-shell Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mono-csharp-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mono-csharp-shell

How To Uninstall mono-csharp-shell on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mono-csharp-shell

Uninstall mono-csharp-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mono-csharp-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mono-csharp-shell

Remove mono-csharp-shell Configurations and Data

To remove mono-csharp-shell configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mono-csharp-shell

Remove mono-csharp-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mono-csharp-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mono-csharp-shell

Dependencies

mono-csharp-shell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-csharp-shell package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.