Unable to locate package mongodb-dev

Question

I try to install mongodb client for c++, but get this error message Unable to locate package mongodb-dev, when I do:

$ sudo apt-get install mongodb-dev

even though mongodb-dev seems to exists, judging by this Ubuntu page. So, my question is how to install mongodb-dev?

Whats the output of `lsb_release -r` ? – heemayl Jul 24 '15 at 16:18 — heemayl, Jul 24 '15 at 16:18

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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sudo dpkg -i package_name.deb

Then you need to satisfy the dependency (libboost-dev) with :

sudo apt-get -f install

Otherwise you can use gdebi to do the whole work for you (install gdebi first) :

sudo gdebi package_name.deb

Or open the .deb file with Ubuntu Software Center which will take care of everything for you.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Community

answered Jul 24 '15 at 17:05

heemayl

I wonder if there exists any up to date tutorial of installing mongodb driver for c++ in Ubuntu. Since what i've seen by now (after scanning literally thousands of threads) does not work. And this is the first time I hear about .deb file from launchpad for instlling the driver. I have not heard about it. – Jacobian Jul 24 '15 at 17:14
Nice, works also with Vivid =) – A.B. Jul 24 '15 at 17:16
What is Vivid?. – Jacobian Jul 24 '15 at 17:17
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@Jacobian `vivid` is the codename for Ubuntu 15.04.. – heemayl Jul 24 '15 at 17:19
@Jacobian you should upgrade to 15.04 ASAP..also from now on if any package is not available in the repos you should start searching for any `.deb` file e.g. in launchpad, then as a last option you can compile from source yourself.. – heemayl Jul 24 '15 at 17:22
arm64 version for those who don't want i386: http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/m/mongodb/mongodb-dev_2.4.9-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb – Joshua Whitley Oct 12 '16 at 04:51

A.B. · Answer 2 · 2015-07-24T17:08:58.350

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I'll give you the answer just because you asked again after the installation of Ubuntu 15.04

The package mongodb-dev is not longer in the Ubuntu Standard Repositories. The latest release was 2.4.9-1ubuntu2 in Trusty.

edited Jul 24 '15 at 17:08

answered Jul 24 '15 at 16:52

A.B.

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