How to install mongoDB on Ubuntu

Ubuntu上如何安裝mongodb資料庫（How to install mongoDB on Ubuntu） Published: May 19, 2011 , Updated: May 19, 2011 , Author: mkyong

下文將會介紹如何安裝mongodb 在你的ubuntu11.10

步驟總結：
在你的source.list添加10個gen包 （Add 10gen package to source.list） 升級系統的包（Update package）用sudo apt-get update
添加GPG密鑰(Add GPG Key) 安裝mongodb-10gen
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 maindeb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main #mongo repo ###############new linedeb 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 loglogpath=/var/log/mongodb/mongodb.log logappend=true #port = 27017#......

6. Verification

To verify it, just connect it with “mongo”

$ mongoMongoDB shell version: 1.8.1connecting to: test>