How to Install and Uninstall libmongoc-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libmongoc-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libmongoc-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libmongoc-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libmongoc-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libmongoc-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libmongoc-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libmongoc-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libmongoc-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.17.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: mongo-c-driver
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mongo C Driver Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1835
Depends: libmongoc-1.0-0 (= 1.17.3-1), libbson-dev (= 1.17.3-1), libmongocrypt-dev, libssl-dev, zlib1g-dev, libsnappy-dev, libsasl2-dev, libzstd-dev
Filename: pool/universe/m/mongo-c-driver/libmongoc-dev_1.17.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 306896
MD5sum: 8f2ceb7a6c4ba17d1a6de8971b7371b9
SHA1: 2a21c281fe3dd50232739d8046847b3e87aeea66
SHA256: f364193837c2527c793fdc4669db37f194a10f42551d2a7869a3ad0c80a3b8da
SHA512: c744ae81ebdf191cf264bbb2ab9dfb24b37f3e7c32cfc7cabe58367127ca372ad0851676fe3ce07050d5771d51662e7a2bcdf1c5ed5d417ac063e368966ba7e9
Homepage: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver
Description-en: MongoDB C client library - dev files
libmongoc is the officially supported MongoDB client library for C
applications.
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This package contains all files necessary to develop applications which
use libmongoc.
Description-md5: f75b0d98dc34e4da08d5b1a695963802