Building and Installing Mods

[dclarion]

I'm running an Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit system, and am looking to run the Realism Overhaul mod and everything that goes with it with KSP. Having downloaded and looked over RO-10.0.0 it appears that I'll need at least make, python, and a C# compiler to build it. For this and other mods, what would be the best way to go? I've seen some mention of IDEs, but is an IDE absolutely necessary? I'm an old-schooler and am most comfortable using a CLI and make, but I'll learn how to use an IDE if necessary. I take it that I would still be installing build-essentials? Would an IDE include a C# compiler? If not, which would be recommended?

Side note: I'm rather disappointed that KSP and its mods are written in C#, but it is what it is, I suppose.

[Bolche]

You can use the monodevelop to develop in C# on Ubuntu.

But if you want to only use the mods, you don't need to compile anything.

I recommend using CKAN. It's just like apt-get.

[dclarion]

I will look into CKAN. Danke schön!