so I installed Slackware 12 the other day, my first day of Linux

. last night i got ndiswrapper working, im catching on fast and right now i have to say linux OWNS
there is only one obstacle from completely wiping xp off my hd
.net
so how would i, say, use visual basic.net or visual studio or visual c++ / visual c#
in mono?
in other words
what programs do i need for VB.NET/C#/VC++ development, and is it just like VS??
what programs do my linux clients need to RUN .NET??
i am confused, help pages do no good....
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CPU AMD Sempron 64 3000+ @ 2.800GHz |
Motherboard MSI K9VGM-V VIA K8M890 mATX |
Memory CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 667 |
Graphics Card BIOSTAR GeForce 6800XE unlocked-16pp,5vp @ 325/700 |
Hard Drive 80GB SATA2 Western Digital SE |
Sound Card onboard 5.1 (6-ch) Realtek |
Power Supply generic 450W PSU with replaced fan (quieter) |
Case Broadway Com Corp Silver Steel ATX Mid-T |
CPU cooling D-Tek FuZion, Swiftech MCR-320 |
GPU cooling D-Tek FuZion, Swiftech MCR-320 |
OS Slackware 12 |
Monitor 19" CRT |