How To Install libbson-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbson-dev on Kali Linux. libbson-dev is Library to parse and generate BSON documents - dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbson-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libbson-dev

libbson-dev is:

libbson parses and generates BSON documents, the data format for MongoDB. It is a dependency for libmongoc, the MongoDB client library, for which it provides BSON support as well as platform-compatibility functions and macros.

This package contains all files necessary to develop applications which use libbson.

There are three methods to install libbson-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libbson-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbson-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbson-dev

Install libbson-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbson-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbson-dev

Install libbson-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libbson-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbson-dev

How To Uninstall libbson-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbson-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbson-dev

Uninstall libbson-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbson-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbson-dev

Remove libbson-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbson-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbson-dev

Remove libbson-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbson-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbson-dev

Dependencies

libbson-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbson-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.