How To Install libbson-dev on Kali Linux
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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbson-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libbson-devInstall libbson-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbson-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libbson-devInstall 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libbson-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libbson-devHow 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-devUninstall 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-devRemove 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-devRemove 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-devDependencies
libbson-dev have the following dependencies:
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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.