Do .net applications run on linux?
Are there any free/paid interop libraries available ?
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Mono is a .NET-compatible platform, including compiler and runtime. The Mono Migration Analyzer helps figure out compatibility issues.
Sören Kuklau
2008-10-03 18:18:09
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The Mono project provides a standards compliant implementation of the CLR virtual machine component of .Net. They've also reverse engineered a significant number of the framework portion of .Net. You'll have significant issues trying to develop WinForms apps. Mono provides a list of several graphical toolkits you can use: http://www.mono-project.com/Gui_Toolkits (it looks like they actually support WinForms now; though I'm not sure of the extent of that support).
Note that the Mono port of Silverlight, Moonlight, is officially endorsed by Microsoft. So if you can get away with using that, it might be your best shot for cross-platform compatibility.
James Williams
2008-10-03 18:21:11
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bugBurger
2008-10-03 18:28:54
Probably because a Google search with the terms ".net" and "linux" yields a website with the title "Linux.com :: Running .Net applications on Linux with Mono" - which exactly answers your question...
Erik Forbes
2008-10-03 18:32:19
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Note that you have the dotGNU project. It is an implementation of the .NET for linux.
They are not as feature complete as Mono. But it is worth mentioning.
Pierre
2008-10-03 20:39:22