Ubuntu is the official OS for this course. These are the suggested ways that you can run Ubuntu:
These instructions allow you to install Mono C# on Ubuntu.
Install the Mono related tools in your system. At the terminal type:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mono-devel mono-utils
Verify that the C# compiler was installed correctly. Type at the terminal:
mcs --version
You should see the following message:
Mono C# compiler version 3.2.8.0