How to install mongoDB on Ubuntu

Ubuntu上如何安装mongodb数据库（How to install mongoDB on Ubuntu）

Published: May 19, 2011 , Updated: May 19, 2011 , Author: mkyong

下文将会介绍如何安装mongodb 在你的ubuntu11.10

步骤总结：

1. 在你的source.list添加10个gen包 （Add 10gen package to source.list）
2. 升级系统的包（Update package）用sudo apt-get update
   
3. 添加GPG密钥(Add GPG Key)
4. 安装mongodb-10gen
   
5. 完事
   

1. Add 10gen package to source.list

The 10gen package contains the latest mongoDB version, append below line to the end of the file “/etc/apt/sources.list”

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

For example, you can vim the “source.list” and append the 10gen package like this :

$ sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list

File : /etc/apt/sources.list

#...content omitted ...
 
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main
 
#mongo repo ###############new line
deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen

2. Update package

Update the modified “/etc/apt/sources.list” :

sudo apt-get update

Now, a new “mongodb-10gen – An object/document-oriented database” is available for install.

3. Add GPG Key

10gen package required GPG key, import it :

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

4. Install mongodb-10gen

Everything is ready, now you can Install the mongoDB package :

sudo apt-get install mongodb-10gen

5. Post-Installation

Now, mongoDB is installed, started, and auto start mongoDB script is generated to “/etc/init/mongo” and “/etc/init.d/mongo“. In addition, all mongoDB files are copied to “/usr/bin” folder.

The main configuration file “mongodb.conf” is located at “/etc/mongodb.conf“, change the values to customize your mongoDB server.

File : 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. Verification

To verify it, just connect it with “mongo”

$ mongo
MongoDB shell version: 1.8.1
connecting to: test
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