How To Install libmongo-client0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongo-client0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmongo-client0 is Alternate C driver for the MongoDB document-oriented datastore

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongo-client0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmongo-client0

libmongo-client0 is:

MongoDB is a high-performance, open source, schema-free document-oriented data store.

This library provides an alternative C language driver, focusing on stability, ease of use, striving to make the most common use cases as convenient as possible.

Among its features are:

  • Well documented, easy, clean and stable API.
  • Support for asynchronous operation.
  • ReplicaSet support, with support for automatic reconnecting and discovery.
  • Safe-mode support, to optionally enable extra safety checks on writes.

There are three methods to install libmongo-client0 on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-client0 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-client0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmongo-client0

Install libmongo-client0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmongo-client0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmongo-client0

Install libmongo-client0 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmongo-client0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmongo-client0

How To Uninstall libmongo-client0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmongo-client0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmongo-client0

Uninstall libmongo-client0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmongo-client0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongo-client0

Remove libmongo-client0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmongo-client0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmongo-client0

Remove libmongo-client0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmongo-client0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongo-client0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongo-client0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.