Harry Tang

Upgrading to MongoDB 3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

MongoDB 3.6
MongoDB 3.6

Introduction

This guide shows you how to upgrade your MongoDB to version 3.6 on your Ubuntu server.

Prerequisites

  • A running MongoDB.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux OS.

Step-by-step guide

  1. SSH into your Ubuntu server

  2. Import the v3.6 public key used by the package management system

    sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 2930ADAE8CAF5059EE73BB4B58712A2291FA4AD5

  3. Create a list file for MongoDB v3.6

    echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.6 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.6.list

  4. Reload the local package database

    sudo apt-get update

  5. Update to the latest stable version of MongoDB

    sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

  6. Check the result

    mongod --version

    You should see "db version v3.6.0"

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now have MongoDB 3.6.0 installed on your Ubuntu server.

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