Adding Mono Rpm Repo for EL

The Tip Show How-to Add the Mono Rpm Repository for Enterprise GNU/Linux.

Mono is a Microsoft sponsored and Open Source implementation of Microsoft’s .NET Framework based on the ECMA standards for C# and the Common Language Runtime.

So this Guide is Valid for All the RPM Based Distros like:

• Fedora
• RedHat Enterprise Linux
• CentOS
• openSUSE
• Mageia
• Oracle Enterprise Linux
• Scientific Linux

1. How-to Quick-Start with Command Line on GNU/Linux:

   Console Linux QuickStart Guide

   Getting-Started with Command Line on Linux.

2. Adding GPG Key
   Run:

   su -c 'rpmkeys --import "http://pool.sks-keyservers.net/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x3fa7e0328081bff6a14da29aa6a19b38d3d831ef"'
   

3. Enabling the Mono Stable Rpm Repository

   • 8 Enterprise Setup
     Use this Setup also for Fedora 29+, Mageia, openSUSE:
     (On the latest Fedora, openSUSE, Mageia you may directly try Installing it cause the Mono Package may be already Updated):

     su -c 'curl https://download.mono-project.com/repo/centos8-stable.repo | tee /etc/yum.repos.d/mono-centos8-stable.repo'
     

   • 7 Enterprise Setup

     su -c 'curl https://download.mono-project.com/repo/centos7-stable.repo | tee /etc/yum.repos.d/mono-centos7-stable.repo'
     

   • 6 Enterprise Setup

     su -c 'curl https://download.mono-project.com/repo/centos6-stable.repo | tee /etc/yum.repos.d/mono-centos6-stable.repo'