How To Install libmongodb-java 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 libmongodb-java on Ubuntu.
What is libmongodb-java
libmongodb-java is:
Debian package for the official MongoDB Java Driver providing both synchronous and asynchronous interaction with MongoDB. Powering the drivers is a new driver core and BSON library.
Features
BSON Library A standalone BSON library, with a new Codec infrastructure that you can use to build high-performance encoders and decoders without requiring an intermediate Map instance.
MongoDB Driver An updated Java driver that includes the legacy API as well as a new generic MongoCollection interface that complies with a new cross-driver CRUD specification.
MongoDB Async Driver A new asynchronous API that can leverage either Netty or Java 7’s AsynchronousSocketChannel for fast and non-blocking IO.
Core driver The MongoDB Driver and Async Driver are both built on top of a new core library, which anyone can use to build alternative or experimental high-level APIs.
There are three methods to install libmongodb-java 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 libmongodb-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmongodb-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmongodb-java
Install libmongodb-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmongodb-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmongodb-java
Install libmongodb-java 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 libmongodb-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmongodb-java
How To Uninstall libmongodb-java on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libmongodb-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmongodb-java
Uninstall libmongodb-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmongodb-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmongodb-java
Remove libmongodb-java Configurations and Data
To remove libmongodb-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmongodb-java
Remove libmongodb-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmongodb-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmongodb-java
Dependencies
libmongodb-java have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmongodb-java package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.