MonoGame in Linux from scratch to new project tutorial.

MonoGame in Linux from scratch to new project tutorial.

Hi guys,
since i didn't find anything complete I decided to make this tutorial,
hope everything is going to be understandable and you'll success as I did.
This tutorial has been tested on latest Linux Mint which is Maya,
also should work on Ubuntu or all .deb, so let's begin.

#### DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ####

1. Download and install latest version of MonoDevelop
	"sudo apt-get install monodevelop"
2. Make sure you've lates version of git
	"sudo apt-get install git"
3. Download and install Cola Git GUI
	"sudo apt-get install git-cola"
4. Download and install mesa-common-dev
	"sudo apt-get install mesa-common-dev"
5. Get OpenTK.dll (http://www.opentk.com/)

#### CLONING MONOGAME ####

1. Open Cola Git GUI (should find it in Menu -> Programming)
2. Select "Clone"
3. Enter this URL: https://github.com/mono/MonoGame.git
4. Select a destination folder (folder where MonoGame will be extracted;
				it takes some time after selecting folder, be patient)
5. Press "Pull"
6. Select "origin/develop"
7. Press "Pull"

#### Building ####

Open MonoGame.Framework.Linux.sln in MonoDevelop, make sure you've OpenTK.dll in References.
1. Right click  on References -> Edit References
2. Select Tab .NET Assembly
3. Locate OpenTK.dll (should be in "OpenTK/Binaries/OpenTK/Release/OpenTK.dll")
4. Build Solution
MonoGame.Framework.dll and Lidgren.Network.dll will appear in "MonoGame/MonoGame.Framework/bin/Release"
You're going to use these dlls in References of your projects.

#### Installing Project Template ####

You have to move "MonoGame/ProjectTemplates/MonoDevelop.MonoGame.2.5" folder to "usr/lib/monodevelop/AddIns" so let me show you how to do this.
Make sure your MonoDevelop is NOT running.

1. Open terminal and login as super user
     "sudo su"
2. Move MonoDevelop.MonoGame.2.5 into AddIns folder
     "mv /home/$USER/your_folder/MonoGame/ProjectTemplates/MonoDevelop.MonoGame.2.5 /usr/lib/monodevelop/AddIns"
(change "your_folder" name for thatone where your MonoGame is cloned)
3. Log off as super user
     "Exit"

#### New MonoGame Linux project ####

1. Start MonoDevelop
2. Select Create New Solution
3. In C# category you should be able to select MonoGame Linux project.
4. Name your project and create it, in your solution explorer should appear everything you need
including Program.cs, Game1.cs, Content folder and other...
5. Make sure all references are added correctly, otherwise add them manualy

Everything should work and has been tested, credit for first half of this tutorial goes to GitHub
https://github.com/mono/MonoGame/wiki/Tutorials%3AInstalling-Prerequisites-on-Linux
http://www.monogame.codeplex.com

Have fun making games in Linux using MonoGame!