Is it possible to run Xamarin Mono on Linux?

c# android mono xamarin.android
rqmok picture rqmok · Apr 9, 2013 · Viewed 25k times · Source

I want to know if it is possible to run Xamarin on Ubuntu. I don't like java, so I want to make Android apps with C#.

Is a package for Ubuntu, because I haven't seen one so far?

Or...

Can I run Xamarin on Ubuntu using Wine?

Or...

Is there an alternative software (with the same capabilities) that runs on Ubuntu?

Answer

goric picture goric · Apr 9, 2013

Xamarin has stated on several different occasions that they have no plans to support Xamarin Studio on Linux in the short term. The main reasons are:

  • They would have to create a self-contained Mono runtime to go along with the IDE, since different flavors of Linux would ship with different Mono support
  • The cost to support many versions of Linux would outweigh the benefits
  • Lack of commercial demand to pay for support

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