How To Install libmongo-client-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongo-client-dev on Kali Linux. libmongo-client-dev is Development files for the alternate C driver for MongoDB

Introduction

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

What is libmongo-client-dev

libmongo-client-dev is:

libmongo-client is an alternative C language driver to the MongoDB document-oriented datastore.

This package is needed to compile programs against libmongo-client0, as only it includes the header files and static libraries needed for compiling.

There are three methods to install libmongo-client-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 libmongo-client-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 libmongo-client-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmongo-client-dev

Install libmongo-client-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmongo-client-dev

Install libmongo-client-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 libmongo-client-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmongo-client-dev

How To Uninstall libmongo-client-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmongo-client-dev

Uninstall libmongo-client-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongo-client-dev

Remove libmongo-client-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmongo-client-dev

Remove libmongo-client-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongo-client-dev

Dependencies

libmongo-client-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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