How to Install MongoDB 3.2 on Ubuntu 14.04, 12.04 and Debian 7

MongoDB (named from “huMONGOus“) is a full flexible index support and rich queries database. Its is a NoSQL database. MongoDB provides large media storage with GridFS. MongoDB 3.2 introduces new storage engines that extend the capabilities of the database. Click Here for more details about this version of MongoDB.

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Adding Apt Repository

First import public key of MongoDB apt repository in our system using following command.

root@hackthesec:~# sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv EA312927

Lets add MongoDB APT repository url in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list.

For Ubuntu:

root@hackthesec:~# echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu "$(lsb_release -sc)"/mongodb-org/3.2 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list

For Debian:

root@hackthesec:~# echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/debian "$(lsb_release -sc)"/mongodb-org/3.2 main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list

Install MongoDB

After adding required APT repositories, use following commands to install MongoDB in your systems. It will also install all dependent packages required for mongodb.

root@hackthesec:~# sudo apt-get update
root@hackthesec:~# sudo apt-get install mongodb-org

If you want to install any specific version of MontoDB, define the version number like below

root@hackthesec:~# apt-get install mongodb-org=3.2.0 mongodb-org-server=3.2.0 mongodb-org-shell=3.2.0 mongodb-org-mongos=3.2.0 mongodb-org-tools=3.2.0

Start MongoDB Service

After installation MongoDB will start automatically. To start or stop MongoDB use init script. Below are the example commands to do.

root@hackthesec:~# sudo service mongod start
root@hackthesec:~# sudo service mongod stop

Verify MongoDB Installation

Finally use the below command to check installed MongoDB version on your system.

root@hackthesec:~# mongod --version 

db version v3.2.0
git version: 45d947729a0315accb6d4f15a6b06be6d9c19fe7
OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014
allocator: tcmalloc
modules: none
build environment:
    distmod: ubuntu1404
    distarch: x86_64
    target_arch: x86_64

Also connect MongoDB using command line and execute some test commands for checking proper working.

root@hackthesec:~# mongo

> use mydb;

> db.test.save( { hackthesec: 100 } )

> db.test.find()

  { "_id" : ObjectId("55c1dc8433d8as53471cgh4dad"), "hackthesec" : 100 }

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How to Install MongoDB 3.2 on Ubuntu 14.04, 12.04 and Debian 7