DOSCP-43051 Get Started landing and Install

[jordan-smith721]

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JIRA - https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DOCSP-43052
https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/DOCSP-43051

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[mcmorisi]

LGTM with an open question and a few tweaks!

[rcsanchez97]

So, the Linux installation instructions are technically correct. However, I fear that they way they are currently written could lead users to incorrectly assume that the version of the C driver provided by a particular version of a particular distro is adequate when it may not be for some given set of circumstances. For reference, here are the C driver versions shipped by the current active/stable distros:

EPEL7	1.3.6
EPEL8	1.27.6
EPEL9	1.27.6
Debian 10	1.14.0
Debian 11	1.17.6
Debian 12	1.23.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	1.9.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	1.16.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	1.21.0
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	1.26.0

Some of those are, well, really old.

Given this, it probably makes sense to recommend that before installing the available version of the C driver should be checked (with a command like apt-cache policy libmongoc-dev on Debian/Ubuntu or sudo dnf info mongo-c-driver-devel on RHEL/Fedora). If the version is sufficiently recent, then the package manager installation can be completed, otherwise installation should be done from source.

[jordan-smith721]

Good to know! Added some instructions to check the version before the installation instructions

[rcsanchez97]

LGTM

(I am assuming that the TODO regarding installation from source will be resolved at some point, but I don't think I need to wait for that; however, I am happy to review again if more gets added for that.)

[jordan-smith721]

(I am assuming that the TODO regarding installation from source will be resolved at some point, but I don't think I need to wait for that; however, I am happy to review again if more gets added for that.)

@rcsanchez97 Yes, the TODO will just be adding the link to that page once it gets standardized, but the "install from source" page itself will be reviewed separately then.