Boots is all about specifying the version of Xamarin / Mono you want to use, but how do you find out about the available versions and where do you get them from?
To use the latest stable / preview builds you can simply use boots, by passing in the following arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--stable |
Uses the latest stable version |
--preview |
Uses the latest preview version |
boots --stable Mono
boots --stable Xamarin.Android
boots --stable Xamarin.iOS
boots --stable Xamarin.Mac
Note: this feature is only availale for boots versions 1.0.2.X onwards
If you want to specify a specific version to use, you will have to find the specific package url that you wish to use. The package urls are different for every platform.
The latest Mono version can be found on Mono Downloads. Head over to the page and copy the link address for the channel you wish to use:
The link should look similar to:
Mono Version 6.12.0
https://download.mono-project.com/archive/6.10.0/macos-10-universal/MonoFramework-MDK-6.10.0.104.macos10.xamarin.universal.pkg
To find the available Xamarin.Android versions you will need to head over to the official Xamarin.Android repository. You can find the available versions in the downloads section of the README.md.
The link should look similar to:
Commercial Xamarin.Android 11.0 (d16-7) for Windows
https://aka.ms/xamarin-android-commercial-d16-7-windows
To find the available Xamarin.iOS / Xamarin.Mac versions you will need to head over to the official Xamarin.iOS & Xamarin.Mac repository. You can find the available versions in the downloads section of the README.md.
Select the version you wish to install & copy the link.
The link should look similar to:
Xamarin.iOS d16.7
https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/c939bb72-556b-4e8a-a9b4-0f90e9b5e336/f906a6ce183fb73f1bcd945ac32f984b/xamarin.ios-14.0.0.0.pkg