GTK# is the C# wrapper around the GTK+ toolkit, like Winforms is the C# wrapper around the Win32 toolkit.  The development IDE you are referring to is called MonoDevelop.

Yes, I meant MonoDevelop, but it still not very user friendly

Is it possible to port it to linux (with not many modifications)?

Program Features/Windows Features/Check off IIS.

Run management console app for IIS if you really want to make changes but you don’t have to.

You’re done, with not a text file to edit, not a configuration to get exactly right, and not a line entered into a command prompt.

I rest my case about Linux: If you have lots of time and nothing better to do, you can get to where you want to go, but why would you bother? (cost is not a reason, because at the end of the day they cost about the same after one year)

My advice to those who came from the windows world is as follows:

1- Windows and linux are two different species, Don’t expect everything in the dotnet will be supported in linux specially at the system level

2- understand bash or any fav shell, because it is the main interface you will be dealing with unlik windows everything is a click of a button.

3- comming from an ide such as visual studio to the ide mono develop requires great understanding of the preferred language for example visual studio makes things easier and does a lot of things behind the seine so the developer is focused on the visual aspect of it while mono-develop requires you to do a bit more. for example adding a text box in mono develop requires you declaring it manually in the code behind if it is going to be used to send input to a function while visual studio put it this

take the textbox and position it in the windows(form)

double click , and you automatically find yourself in the code behind page and the click event is written by default(handy for button).

4- mono project is worth learning

Here is a a tutorial i have written to help others avoid frustration.

http://safwan.speakarabi.co.uk

I am not claiming it is 100% correct but it will work (i hope)

note

if you want to participate, add , or correct some of the information so please follow the link in the website (contact safwan).

What makes mono difficult is the availability of information and documentation is poor

I found myself more productive and comfortable with C#/ASP.net than with C++/PHP.

The reason for choosing Mono is I wanted to be able to have applications communicate via .net when it comes to writing my own home automation server/application.