B.2. Obtaining and Installing Mono

Now that you have a better idea what you can do with the Mono platform, let's turn our attention to obtaining and installing Mono itself. Navigate to the Mono website (www.mono-project.com) and locate the Download tab to navigate to the downloads page. Here you can download a variety of installers (see Figure B-1).

Figure B.1. The Mono Download Page

This appendix assumes that you are installing the Windows distribution of Mono (note that installing Mono will not interfere whatsoever with any existing installation of Microsoft .NET or Visual Studio IDEs). Begin by downloading the current, stable Mono installation ...

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