How To Install mono-csharp-shell on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-csharp-shell on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mono-csharp-shell package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
