How To Install mongodb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mongodb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mongodb-dev
mongodb-dev is:
This is a transitional dummy package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install mongodb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mongodb-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 mongodb-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mongodb-dev
Install mongodb-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mongodb-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mongodb-dev
Install mongodb-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 mongodb-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mongodb-dev
How To Uninstall mongodb-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mongodb-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mongodb-dev
Uninstall mongodb-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mongodb-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mongodb-dev
Remove mongodb-dev Configurations and Data
To remove mongodb-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mongodb-dev
Remove mongodb-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mongodb-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mongodb-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mongodb-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
