When you compile Mono from the source, you can install newer versions than are offered by Novell.
Mono versions are available at:
http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/
Let’s Install all the Dependencies
Run the below as root
# yum install bison gettext glib2 freetype fontconfig libpng libpng-devel libX11 libX11-devel glib2-devel libgdi* libexif glibc-devel urw-fonts java unzip gcc gcc-c++ automake autoconf libtool make bzip2 wget
Time to Download and Compile
Run the below as root
# cd /usr/local/src
# wget http://download.mono-project.com/sources/mono/mono-2.10.8.tar.gz
# tar zxvf mono-2.10.8.tar.gz
# cd mono-2.10.8
# ./configure –prefix=/usr/local
# make && make install
If you do receive “Out of Memory” errors, run the below:
# ulimit -v unlimited
