Apt-get fails on 16.04 or 18.04 installing mongodb

Solution 1:

Ubuntu 18.04 and MongoDB 4.2

First, remove MongoDB from previous if installed:

sudo apt remove --autoremove mongodb-org

Remove any mongodb repo list files:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb*.list
sudo apt update

Now, add the new key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 4B7C549A058F8B6B

Add the new repository:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.2 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.2.list

Install MongoDB

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mongodb-org

Enable and start the mongod server service:

systemctl enable mongod.service
systemctl start mongod.service

Check your installation:

~$ mongo --version
MongoDB shell version v4.2.2
git version: a0bbbff6ada159e19298d37946ac8dc4b497eadf
OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 1.1.1  11 Sep 2018
allocator: tcmalloc
modules: none
build environment:
    distmod: ubuntu1804
    distarch: x86_64
    target_arch: x86_64

You can also check your service has started:

~$ systemctl status mongod.service 
● mongod.service - MongoDB Database Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mongod.service; enabled; vendor preset: e
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2019-12-30 08:05:48 MST; 1min 7s ago
     Docs: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual
 Main PID: 7941 (mongod)
   CGroup: /system.slice/mongod.service
           └─7941 /usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf

Ubuntu 20.04 and MongoDB 4.4 or MongoDB 5.0

First, remove MongoDB from previous if installed:

systemctl stop mongod.service
systemctl disable mongod.service
sudo apt remove --autoremove mongodb-org

Remove any mongodb repo list files:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb*.list
sudo apt update

Now, add the new key for MongoDB 4.4:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 656408E390CFB1F5

The new key for MongoDB 5.0:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv B00A0BD1E2C63C11

Add the new repository for MongoDB 4.4:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc)/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org.list

Or the new repository for MongoDB 5.0:

echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc)/mongodb-org/5.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org.list

Install MongoDB

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mongodb-org

Enable and start the mongod server service:

systemctl enable mongod.service
systemctl start mongod.service

Check your installation:

~$ mongo --version
MongoDB shell version v4.4.3
Build Info: {
    "version": "4.4.3",
    "gitVersion": "913d6b62acfbb344dde1b116f4161360acd8fd13",
    "openSSLVersion": "OpenSSL 1.1.1f  31 Mar 2020",
    "modules": [],
    "allocator": "tcmalloc",
    "environment": {
        "distmod": "ubuntu2004",
        "distarch": "x86_64",
        "target_arch": "x86_64"
    }
}

$ mongo --version
MongoDB shell version v5.0.2
Build Info: {
    "version": "5.0.2",
    "gitVersion": "6d9ec525e78465dcecadcff99cce953d380fedc8",
    "openSSLVersion": "OpenSSL 1.1.1f  31 Mar 2020",
    "modules": [],
    "allocator": "tcmalloc",
    "environment": {
        "distmod": "ubuntu2004",
        "distarch": "x86_64",
        "target_arch": "x86_64"
    }
}

You can also check your service has started:

~$ systemctl status mongod.service 
● mongod.service - MongoDB Database Server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mongod.service; enabled; vendor preset>
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2021-01-24 07:52:50 MST; 27s ago
       Docs: https://docs.mongodb.org/manual
   Main PID: 2353629 (mongod)
     Memory: 59.2M
     CGroup: /system.slice/mongod.service
             └─2353629 /usr/bin/mongod --config /etc/mongod.conf

Jan 24 07:52:50 terrance-ubuntu systemd[1]: Started MongoDB Database Server.

Hope this helps!

Solution 2:

In addition to @Terrance 's answer, here is how you can find appropriate sig key. Example is applicable to mongodb in this case but can be used for any other package similarly. Before you execute lines from @Terrance 's answer:

Go to ubuntu key server to find actual key
Search for string of interest (mongodb in case) and submit that first form (you don't need second form for this) - click Search! button

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On provided search list seek for your version (it was 3.4 in my case here in example)