How To Install libmongocrypt-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install libmongocrypt-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libmongocrypt-dev is client-side field level encryption library - dev files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongocrypt-dev on Debian 12.

What is libmongocrypt-dev

libmongocrypt-dev is:

libmongocrypt facilitates the client-side encryption and decryption, at the field level, of data stored in MongoDB.

This package contains the libmongocrypt and libkms_message development headers and libraries.

There are three methods to install libmongocrypt-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmongocrypt-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 libmongocrypt-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmongocrypt-dev

Install libmongocrypt-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmongocrypt-dev

Install libmongocrypt-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libmongocrypt-dev

How To Uninstall libmongocrypt-dev on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libmongocrypt-dev

Uninstall libmongocrypt-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmongocrypt-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongocrypt-dev

Remove libmongocrypt-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmongocrypt-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmongocrypt-dev

Remove libmongocrypt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongocrypt-dev

Dependencies

libmongocrypt-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongocrypt-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.