How to install mongoDB on Ubuntu

This guide shows you how to install MongoDB on Ubuntu.

1. Ubuntu 12.10
2. MongoDB 2.2.3

1. Add 10gen package to source.list.d

Ubuntu 12 comes with a “mongo” package, but not the latest version.

$ sudo apt-cache search mongodb
mongodb
mongodb-clients
mongodb-dev
mongodb-server

It’s recommended to add 10gen package to /etc/apt/sources.list.d, as it contains the latest stable MongoDB. Create a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongo.list file, and declared the 10gen distro.

$ sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongo.list

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongo.list

##10gen package location

deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen

2. Add GPG Key

10gen package required GPG key, imports it :

$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10

If you didn’t imports the GPG key, apt-get update will hits following error message :

GPG error: http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org dist Release:
The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 9ECBEC467F0CEB10

3. Update package

Update your apt-get list.

$ sudo apt-get update

Search “mongodb” again, a new 10gen package is appearing now. Get the “mongodb-10gen“, it contains the latest stable MongoDB.

$ sudo apt-cache search mongodb
mongodb
mongodb-clients
mongodb-dev
mongodb-server

mongodb-10gen
mongodb18-10gen
mongodb20-10gen

4. Install mongodb-10gen

Everything is ready, now you can Install MongoDB :

$ sudo apt-get install mongodb-10gen

5. Where is MongoDB?

MongoDB is installed and started.

$ ps -ef | grep mongo
mongodb   5262     1  0 15:27 ?        00:00:14 /usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongodb.conf
mycareerrepublic    5578  3994  0 16:29 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto mongo

$ mongo -version
MongoDB shell version: 2.2.3

All MongoDB executable files are stored at /usr/bin/

$ ls -ls /usr/bin | grep mongo
 4220 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root     4317928 Feb  2 08:11 mongo
10316 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10563336 Feb  2 08:11 mongod
10320 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10563664 Feb  2 08:11 mongodump
10284 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10526736 Feb  2 08:11 mongoexport
10324 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10567768 Feb  2 08:11 mongofiles
10296 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10539056 Feb  2 08:11 mongoimport
10272 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10514544 Feb  2 08:11 mongooplog
10272 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10518512 Feb  2 08:11 mongoperf
10320 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10563632 Feb  2 08:11 mongorestore
 6644 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root     6802848 Feb  2 08:11 mongos
10312 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10556560 Feb  2 08:11 mongostat
10272 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root   root    10515856 Feb  2 08:11 mongotop

The “mongodb control script” is generated at /etc/init.d/mongodb

$ ls -ls /etc/init.d | grep mongo
 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   21 Feb  2 08:11 mongodb -> /lib/init/upstart-job

The MongoDB config file is at /etc/mongodb.conf

/etc/mongodb.conf

# mongodb.conf

# Where to store the data.

# Note: if you run mongodb as a non-root user (recommended) you may
# need to create and set permissions for this directory manually,
# e.g., if the parent directory isn't mutable by the mongodb user.
dbpath=/var/lib/mongodb

#where to log
logpath=/var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log

logappend=true

#port = 27017

#......

6. Controlling MongoDB

Some commands to control the MongoDB.

Starting MongoDB

$ sudo service mongodb start

Stoping MongoDB

$ sudo service mongodb stop

Restarting MongoDB

$ sudo service mongodb restart

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