I tried the localinstall method with the novell rpm on FC5 (it was under the FC4 section). There are still some missing packages out there. Until then, I'll stick with Visual Studio .NET
# yum localinstall monodevelop-0.10-0.novell.noarch.rpm
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Local Package Process
Examining monodevelop-0.10-0.novell.noarch.rpm: monodevelop - 0.10-0.novell.noarch
Marking monodevelop-0.10-0.novell.noarch.rpm to be installed
Setting up repositories
livna [1/5]
livna 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
core [2/5]
core 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
updates [3/5]
updates 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
freshrpms [4/5]
freshrpms 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00
extras [5/5]
extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package monodevelop.noarch 0:0.10-0.novell set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: mono(nunit.core) = 2.2.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(glib-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gdk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gconf-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Compiler) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gnome-vfs-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtkhtml-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(System.Data.OracleClient) = 1.0.5000.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: ikvm for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.CodeDom) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Mono.Data.SybaseClient) = 1.0.5000.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(pango-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Npgsql) = 1.0.5000.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(ByteFX.Data) = 0.7.6.1 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gnome-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gecko-sharp) = 2.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono-basic for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtksourceview-sharp) = 1.0.0.2 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Parser) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Interpreter) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(glade-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(monodoc) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for mono-nunit to pack into transaction set.
mono-nunit-1.1.13.4-2.i38 100% |=========================| 6.1 kB 00:00
---> Package mono-nunit.i386 0:1.1.13.4-2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for ikvm to pack into transaction set.
ikvm-0.22-4.fc5.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 4.2 kB 00:00
---> Package ikvm.i386 0:0.22-4.fc5 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for mono-basic to pack into transaction set.
mono-basic-1.1.13.4-2.i38 100% |=========================| 5.1 kB 00:00
---> Package mono-basic.i386 0:1.1.13.4-2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for mono-data-oracle to pack into transaction set.
mono-data-oracle-1.1.13.4 100% |=========================| 5.0 kB 00:00
---> Package mono-data-oracle.i386 0:1.1.13.4-2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for mono-data-sybase to pack into transaction set.
mono-data-sybase-1.1.13.4 100% |=========================| 5.1 kB 00:00
---> Package mono-data-sybase.i386 0:1.1.13.4-2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for bytefx-data-mysql to pack into transaction set.
bytefx-data-mysql-1.1.13. 100% |=========================| 5.2 kB 00:00
---> Package bytefx-data-mysql.i386 0:1.1.13.4-2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for gecko-sharp2 to pack into transaction set.
gecko-sharp2-0.11-6.i386. 100% |=========================| 4.1 kB 00:00
---> Package gecko-sharp2.i386 0:0.11-6 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for mono-data-postgresql to pack into transaction set.
mono-data-postgresql-1.1. 100% |=========================| 4.7 kB 00:00
---> Package mono-data-postgresql.i386 0:1.1.13.4-2 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: mozilla for package: gecko-sharp2
--> Processing Dependency: mono(glib-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gconf-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gdk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(pango-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(monodoc) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Parser) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.CodeDom) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Interpreter) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(glade-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gnome-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Compiler) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gnome-vfs-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtkhtml-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtksourceview-sharp) = 1.0.0.2 for package: monodevelop
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for mozilla to pack into transaction set.
mozilla-1.7.12-5.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 88 kB 00:00
---> Package mozilla.i386 37:1.7.12-5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: mono(glib-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gconf-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gdk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(pango-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(monodoc) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Parser) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.CodeDom) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Interpreter) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(glade-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gnome-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Compiler) = 1.0.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gnome-vfs-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtkhtml-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 for package: monodevelop
--> Processing Dependency: mono(gtksourceview-sharp) = 1.0.0.2 for package: monodevelop
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(glib-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gdk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gconf-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Compiler) = 1.0.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gnome-vfs-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gtkhtml-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang) = 1.0.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.CodeDom) = 1.0.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(pango-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gtk-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gnome-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(gtksourceview-sharp) = 1.0.0.2 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Parser) = 1.0.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(Boo.Lang.Interpreter) = 1.0.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(glade-sharp) = 2.4.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop
Error: Missing Dependency: mono(monodoc) = 1.0.0.0 is needed by package monodevelop