How To Install libmongocrypt-dev on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongocrypt-dev on Ubuntu.
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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu
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 Ubuntu, 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 Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.