There is is a Stack Overflow question quite similar to this, *[Mono on Raspberry Pi][1]*. However, through my own research, I haven't been able to find anything specific to .NET, but rather just C#. You can install the runtime using [APT][2] on a Debian distro by executing: $ sudo apt-get install mono-runtime You can also (assuming you have some sort of GUI such as LXDE) install a *slow* Mono IDE with: $ sudo apt-get install monodevelop For [Arch Linux][3] ARM you need to install the runtime via [Pacman][4], like so: $ sudo pacman -S mono The Mono IDE can be installed in a similar fashion: $ sudo pacman -S monodevelop [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10213600/mono-on-raspberri-pi [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Linux [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacman_%28package_manager%29