[SiVal]

Can you install it [edit: the .Net 7/8 platform that sounds interesting, not the IDE] for free on a Linux server and get the same benefits? (This isn't advocacy, it's a literal question about something I don't know.)

[SgtBastard]

Yes:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux

Also VS Code, an open source IDE with first class support for .NET languages:

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux

[all2]

Also emacs has a pretty good csharp language server integration. I personally use the Spacemacs "dotnet" layer.

[osigurdson]

Yes, everything is completely free, open source.

[Kipters]

Everything but the debugger sadly

[emodendroket]

I prefer Rider as a C# IDE whether it's Windows or Linux, although the last time I was doing this there were still a handful of things you needed VS for.