How To Install libmongodb-java on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongodb-java on Debian 9. libmongodb-java is MongoDB Java Driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongodb-java on Debian 9.

What is libmongodb-java

libmongodb-java is:

Java library to connect to the MongoDB document database.

There are three methods to install libmongodb-java on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmongodb-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmongodb-java

Install libmongodb-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmongodb-java

Install libmongodb-java Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmongodb-java

How To Uninstall libmongodb-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libmongodb-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmongodb-java

Uninstall libmongodb-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmongodb-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongodb-java

Remove libmongodb-java Configurations and Data

To remove libmongodb-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmongodb-java

Remove libmongodb-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongodb-java

Dependencies

libmongodb-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongodb-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.