[Here][1] is an SO question quite similar to this. However, through my own research, I haven't been able to find anything specific to .NET, but rather to just C#. You can install the runtime using APT 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 ARM you need to install the runtime via pacman, 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