Setting up MonoDevelop on Ubuntu for Stardew Valley Mod Development

As with all things Linux, you occasionally run into a quirk or issue that is either caused by the project not primarily being developed or maintained for Linux, or more directly due to a Linux oddity. Today I'll run through the steps I took to get MonoDevelop set up correctly
As with all things Linux, you occasionally run into a quirk or issue that is either caused by the project not primarily being developed or maintained for Linux, or more directly due to a Linux oddity. Today I'll run through the steps I took to get MonoDevelop set up correctly for SMAPI and SMAPI Mod development. Update: Unfortunately Microsoft has decided to archive the MonoDevelop project and fork, rebrand, and only focus on the Mac version of it (now called Visual Studio for Mac). This means

Bug/issue I need help removing stardew valley expansion mod (SMAPI) : r/ StardewValley

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