[Mono-list] Mono + VB.NET

[Michael Thaler]

Hello,

I want to learn VB.NET with Mono. In installed the following packages on my 
Debian SID system:

dpkg -l|grep mono
ii  libmono-corlib1.0-cil            1.1.13.8-1                  Mono core 
library (1.0)
ii  libmono-corlib2.0-cil            1.1.13.8-1                  Mono core 
library (2.0)
ii  libmono-data-tds1.0-cil          1.1.13.8-1                  Mono Data 
library
ii  libmono-data-tds2.0-cil          1.1.13.8-1                  Mono Data 
Library
ii  libmono-peapi1.0-cil             1.1.13.8-1                  Mono PEAPI 
library
ii  libmono-security1.0-cil          1.1.13.8-1                  Mono Security 
library
ii  libmono-security2.0-cil          1.1.13.8-1                  Mono Security 
library
ii  libmono-sharpzip0.84-cil         1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
SharpZipLib library
ii  libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil         1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
SharpZipLib library
ii  libmono-system-data1.0-cil       1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
System.Data library
ii  libmono-system-data2.0-cil       1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
System.Data Library
ii  libmono-system-runtime1.0-cil    1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
System.Runtime library
ii  libmono-system-web1.0-cil        1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
System.Web library
ii  libmono-system-web2.0-cil        1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
System.Web Library
ii  libmono-system1.0-cil            1.1.13.8-1                  Mono System 
libraries (1.0)
ii  libmono-system2.0-cil            1.1.13.8-1                  Mono System 
libraries (2.0)
ii  libmono0                         1.1.13.8-1                  libraries for 
the Mono JIT
ii  libmono1.0-cil                   1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
libraries (1.0)
ii  libmono2.0-cil                   1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
libraries (2.0)
ii  mono                             1.1.13.8-1                  Mono CLI 
(.NET) runtime
ii  mono-classlib-2.0                1.1.13.8-1                  Mono class 
library (2.0) - transition packag
ii  mono-common                      1.1.13.8-1                  common files 
for Mono
ii  mono-gac                         1.1.13.8-1                  Mono GAC tool
ii  mono-jit                         1.1.13.8-1                  fast CLI 
JIT/AOT compiler for Mono
ii  mono-mbas                        1.1.13.8-1                  Mono Basic 
compiler
ii  mono-mcs                         1.1.13.8-1                  Mono C# 
compiler
ii  mono-runtime                     1.1.13.8-1                  Mono runtime
ii  mono-utils                       1.1.13.8-1                  Mono 
utilities

If I try to compile a simple program with mbas, I get the following error 
message:

mbas simple_console_app.bas
mbas is not supported in Mono 1.1.13.xx

What can I do to solve this? I installed the mono-mbas package, is this not 
working? How can I get it working?

Greetings,
Michael