MongoDB is a JSON-like cross-platform document-oriented database with dynamic schemas which MongoDB calls BSON.
Before we can type in the commands listed, we will need to open a terminal window
Click on the Ubuntu icon on the upper left and then type terminal to search for it. You can then launch it by clicking on it.
Import the public key used by the package management system
Ubuntu 14.04:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv EA312927
Ubuntu 16.04:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 2930ADAE8CAF5059EE73BB4B58712A2291FA4AD5
Create a list file for MongoDB
Ubuntu 14.04:
echo “deb Index of ubuntu trusty/mongodb-org/3.2 multiverse” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.2.list
Ubuntu 16.04:
echo “deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] Index of ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.6 multiverse” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.6.list
Once that completes …
Reload the local Ubuntu package database
Ubuntu 14.04:
sudo apt-get update
Ubuntu 16.04:
sudo apt update
Start the install for MongoDB
Ubuntu 14.04:
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org
Ubuntu 16.04:
sudo apt install -y mongodb-org
Now to start MongoDB with systemctl.
sudo systemctl start mongod
Originally tested using MongoDB 3.26 on Ubuntu 14.04
Updated and tested using MongoDB 3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04