Upgrading to MongoDB 3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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

SSH into your Ubuntu server

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

bash

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

Create a list file for MongoDB v3.6

bash

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

Reload the local package database
bash
```
sudo apt-get update
```
Update to the latest stable version of MongoDB
bash
```
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org
```
Check the result
bash
```
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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