# Install mongo-c-driver with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper C driver for MongoDB. Version 2.3.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mongo-c-driver ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mongo-c-driver ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mongo-c-driver ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/mongo-c-driver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libbson ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbson from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libbson-1.0-0t64 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libbson-1.0-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libbson ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libbson from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mongo-c-driver ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mongo-c-driver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install bson-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bson-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mongo-c-driver - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.2 - **Source summary:** C driver for MongoDB - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T16:38:47Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - mongoc2-stat (cli) - mongoc2-stat (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 - zstd ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf - sphinx-doc ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.3.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Upstream latest detected: 2.3.2 (current) ## Project history and usage mongo-c-driver is MongoDB's official C client-driver project. The documentation identifies libmongoc as the official driver for C applications and explains that it depends on libbson for creating and parsing BSON, MongoDB's native document format. The project therefore serves two audiences: C programs that connect directly to MongoDB, and higher-level drivers or bindings that need a maintained C implementation underneath. ### Project history The driver line has been packaged under several names. Homebrew notes mongo-c-driver as also known as libmongoc and mongo-c-driver@2, and formerly known as mongo-c. The upstream API site describes the package as a cross-platform MongoDB client library for C and for writing drivers in higher-level languages, while the GitHub repository summarizes the project as libmongoc plus libbson and points contributors to MongoDB's driver documentation and support channels. ### Adoption history The 2.x series is the main Homebrew formula. MongoDB's release notes mark 2.0.0 as a breaking release that removed deprecated types and methods, added BSON Binary Vector subtype support in libbson, and added libmongoc support for aggregate operations that include lookup stages for in-use encryption. Later 2.x notes show the driver continuing to track server features such as OIDC authentication variants, Queryable Encryption operations, client-side timeout behavior, overload handling, and other production-driver concerns. ### How it is used In practice the formula is installed when building C applications against MongoDB, compiling software that embeds MongoDB access through libmongoc, or satisfying native dependencies for language bindings and tools. It sits beside server packages and higher-level MongoDB drivers: users rarely run it as an end-user database tool, but many builds need its headers, libraries, pkg-config/CMake metadata, and small diagnostic utility. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mongo-c-driver - **Aliases:** libmongoc, mongo-c-driver@2 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libbson-1.0-0t64 - 1.30.4-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbson-1.0-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library to parse and generate BSON documents - runtime files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Debian apt - libbson-dev - 1.30.4-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbson-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library to parse and generate BSON documents - dev files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Debian apt - libbson-doc - 1.30.4-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbson-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library to parse and generate BSON documents - documentation | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Debian apt - libmongoc-1.0-0t64 - 1.30.4-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmongoc-1.0-0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MongoDB C client library - runtime files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Debian apt - libmongoc-dev - 1.30.4-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmongoc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MongoDB C client library - dev files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Debian apt - libmongoc-doc - 1.30.4-1+deb13u2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libmongoc-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MongoDB C client library - documentation | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Ubuntu apt - libbson-1.0-0t64 - 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbson-1.0-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library to parse and generate BSON documents - runtime files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Ubuntu apt - libbson-dev - 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbson-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library to parse and generate BSON documents - dev files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Ubuntu apt - libbson-doc - 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbson-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library to parse and generate BSON documents - documentation | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Ubuntu apt - libmongoc-1.0-0t64 - 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmongoc-1.0-0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MongoDB C client library - runtime files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Ubuntu apt - libmongoc-dev - 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmongoc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MongoDB C client library - dev files | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - Ubuntu apt - libmongoc-doc - 1.26.0-1.1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libmongoc-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MongoDB C client library - documentation | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - apk - libbson - 1.30.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbson from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Building, parsing, and iterating BSON documents | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - apk - libbson-dev - 1.30.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbson-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library written in C for MongoDB (development files) | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - apk - libbson-static - 1.30.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libbson-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library written in C for MongoDB (static library) | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver - apk - mongo-c-driver - 1.30.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mongo-c-driver from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library written in C for MongoDB | https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [zstd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zstd/) - 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