How To Install libmongoc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongoc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmongoc-dev
libmongoc-dev is:
libmongoc is the officially supported MongoDB client library for C applications.
This package contains all files necessary to develop applications which use libmongoc.
There are three methods to install libmongoc-dev 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 libmongoc-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 libmongoc-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmongoc-dev
Install libmongoc-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmongoc-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmongoc-dev
Install libmongoc-dev 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 libmongoc-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmongoc-dev
How To Uninstall libmongoc-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmongoc-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmongoc-dev
Uninstall libmongoc-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmongoc-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongoc-dev
Remove libmongoc-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmongoc-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmongoc-dev
Remove libmongoc-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmongoc-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongoc-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongoc-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
