Install MongoDB 4.4 on Ubuntu Linux 18 is very easy. Here is step-by-step command and you are done. I have done installation on my desktop of Linux Ubuntu 18.
1. Overview of mongoDB installation on Ubuntu linux
You have to follow step by step process for mongoDB installation on Ubuntu Linux. You may though how to install mongoDB 4.4 on ubuntu linux? believe me its super easy, just follow the steps.
2. Import the public key used by the package management system
from the linxu terminal you have to run the following command for importing the MongoDB public GPG Key from from https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc:
wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -
output
ranjeet@precision-3440:~$ wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add - [sudo] password for ranjeet: OK
if it return OK then do next step else you have to install gnupg in your system and run the following.
sudo apt-get install gnupg
Once installed this then run step #1
3. Create a list file for MongoDB
Create the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.2.list file for Ubuntu 18.0
echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
output
ranjeet@precision-3440:~$ eecho "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
4. Reload local package database
sudo apt-get update
5. Reload local package database
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org
output of command as:
ranjeet@precision-3440:~$ sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: apt-clone archdetect-deb btrfs-tools dmraid gir1.2-timezonemap-1.0 gir1.2-xkl-1.0 kpartx kpartx-boot libdebian-installer4 libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 libido3-0.1-0 libtimezonemap-data libtimezonemap1 linux-oem-osp1-headers-5.0.0-1043 python3-icu python3-pam rdate Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: mongodb-database-tools mongodb-org-database-tools-extra mongodb-org-mongos mongodb-org-server mongodb-org-shell mongodb-org-tools The following NEW packages will be installed: mongodb-database-tools mongodb-org mongodb-org-database-tools-extra mongodb-org-mongos mongodb-org-server mongodb-org-shell mongodb-org-tools 0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 189 not upgraded. Need to get 104 MB of archives. After this operation, 200 MB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-database-tools amd64 100.2.0 [54.4 MB] Get:2 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-org-shell amd64 4.4.1 [13.2 MB] Get:3 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-org-server amd64 4.4.1 [20.3 MB] Get:4 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-org-mongos amd64 4.4.1 [15.7 MB] Get:5 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-org-database-tools-extra amd64 4.4.1 [5,608 B] Get:6 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-org-tools amd64 4.4.1 [2,892 B] Get:7 https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.4/multiverse amd64 mongodb-org amd64 4.4.1 [3,520 B] Fetched 104 MB in 13s (7,736 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-database-tools. (Reading database ... 193610 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../0-mongodb-database-tools_100.2.0_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-database-tools (100.2.0) ... Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-org-shell. Preparing to unpack .../1-mongodb-org-shell_4.4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-org-shell (4.4.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-org-server. Preparing to unpack .../2-mongodb-org-server_4.4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-org-server (4.4.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-org-mongos. Preparing to unpack .../3-mongodb-org-mongos_4.4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-org-mongos (4.4.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-org-database-tools-extra. Preparing to unpack .../4-mongodb-org-database-tools-extra_4.4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-org-database-tools-extra (4.4.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-org-tools. Preparing to unpack .../5-mongodb-org-tools_4.4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-org-tools (4.4.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mongodb-org. Preparing to unpack .../6-mongodb-org_4.4.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mongodb-org (4.4.1) ... Setting up mongodb-org-shell (4.4.1) ... Setting up mongodb-org-database-tools-extra (4.4.1) ... Setting up mongodb-database-tools (100.2.0) ... Setting up mongodb-org-mongos (4.4.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... Setting up mongodb-org-tools (4.4.1) ... Setting up mongodb-org-server (4.4.1) ... Adding system user `mongodb' (UID 123) ... Adding new user `mongodb' (UID 123) with group `nogroup' ... Not creating home directory `/home/mongodb'. Adding group `mongodb' (GID 128) ... Done. Adding user `mongodb' to group `mongodb' ... Adding user mongodb to group mongodb Done. Setting up mongodb-org (4.4.1) ... ranjeet@precision-3440:~$
5. Location of required files
Following are the location of few files which have been created during installation of mongoDB on Ubuntu. You need to know these location because you have to look into time to time for different activities. Data directory are the folder where your actual mongoDB data reside, when you insert any data in mongoDB. log directory are the directory where mongoDB log file reside you need to look into log file time-to-time for any error or tracking etc. and configuration file mongod.config in which you want to change as per your business need. For complete detail in mongod.conf file you can click here mongod.conf
- Data directory: /var/lib/mongodb
- log directory: /var/log/mongodb
- active log file: /var/log/mongodb
- configuration file: /etc/mongod.conf
5.1 start mongodb
sudo systemctl start mongod or service mongod start
if you received error as: “Failed to start mongod.service: Unit mongod.service not found.”
then run following command
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
5.2 check mongoDB service
following command is used to check whether mongod service is running or not.
sudo systemctl status mongod
If you want to run mongod service on you on boot of Linux then run following command
5.3 to start on boot of system
sudo systemctl enable mongod
5.4 to stop mongoDB
sudo systemctl stop mongod
5.5 To restart mongod service
sudo systemctl restart mongod
5.6 for open a mongoDB shell
mongo
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