diff --git a/mono/defaults/main.yml b/mono/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+mono_repo_server: 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com'
+mono_deb_repo_key_id: 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
+mono_deb_repo_url: 'deb https://download.mono-project.com/repo/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }} stable-{{ ansible_distribution_release }} main'
+
+mono_rh_key: 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF'
+mono_rh_repo_url: 'https://download.mono-project.com/repo/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-stable.repo'
+
+mono_deb_prerequisites:
+  - apt-transport-https
+  - dirmngr
+  - gnupg
+  - ca-certificates
+
+mono_deb_packages:
+  - mono-devel
+  - referenceassemblies-pcl 
+  - mono-xsp4
+
+mono_rh_packages:
+  - mono-devel
+  - referenceassemblies-pcl 
+  - xsp
+
diff --git a/mono/tasks/main.yml b/mono/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+  - name: Install the Mono dependencies on Deb based distributions
+    apt: name={{ mono_deb_prerequisites }} state=present cache_valid_time=1800
+
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: mono
+
+- block:
+  - name: Install the deb Mono repository key
+    apt_key:
+      keyserver: {{ mono_repo_server }}
+      url: {{ mono_repo_server }}
+      id: {[ mono_deb_repo_key_id }}
+
+  - name: Install the deb Mono repository
+    apt_repository:
+      repo: '{{ mono_deb_repo_url }}'
+      state: present
+      update_cache: yes
+
+  - name: Install the Mono packages on Deb based distributions
+    apt: name={{ mono_deb_packages }} state=present cache_valid_time=1800
+
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: mono
+
+- block:
+  - name: Install the RH Mono repository key
+    rpm_key:
+      state: present
+      key: {{ mono_rh_key }}
+
+  - name: Install the RH Mono repository
+    get_url:
+      dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/mono-{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-stable.repo
+      url: {{ mono_rh_repo_url }}
+
+  - name: Install the Mono packages on RH based distributions
+    yum: name={{ mono_rh_packages }} state=present
+
+  when: ansible_distribution_file_variety != "Debian"
+  tags: mono