After , I was looking at ways to start developing projects on using . So, let’s jump in. configuring .NET on Ubuntu Linux ASP.NET vNext Ubuntu 14.04 Linux Visual Studio Code Scaffolding the ASP.NET project Since, there is no -> facility in till now, we can either use or alternatives such as , asp.net , bower and gulp. File New Project Code MonoDevelop Yeoman generator Yeoman is a scaffolding for modern webapps. Install it, asp.net generator, bower and gulp using , using the following command: tool node sudo npm install -g yo generator-aspnet gulp bower Scaffolding the ASP.NET 5 project: run yo aspnet select Web Application give name to your project on prompt, I named it What’s the name of your ASP.NET application? FirstASPNET5 go to the project folder, in this case using cd FirstASPNET5 install the necessary packages using NuGet dnu restore run the project using dnx web The project will at . start running http://localhost:5000 Troubleshooting Side note: There seems to be some issue with running ASP.NET with VS Code . In case of errors, . In my specific case, the is : upgrade npm <VERSION> 5.4.1 Make sure that Mono is latest using : mono --version Also check if (.NET version manager) is latest or not using , upgrade if not: dnvm dnvm upgrade After every piece fits into the place, something like this will show up: Photos Originally published at xameeramir.github.io .