E: Unable to locate package mongodb-org

Question

I am trying to download mongodb and I am following the steps on this link.

But when I get to the step:

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

I get the following error:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mongodb-org  //This is the error

Why is this occurring and is there a work around?

Answer 1

I had the same problems on Ubuntu 16.04 when I followed the steps posted on the official document.
Then I remove the text "[ arch=amd64,arm64 ]" in step2 and it works for me.

echo "deb https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/4.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.0.list   
apt-get install -y mongodb-org  

Answer 2

This worked on Ubuntu 17.04

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

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

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

If you see a failure like:

dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mongodb-org-tools_3.6.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/bsondump', which is also in package mongo-tools 3.2.11-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

Then run this command:

echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/3.6 multiverse" |

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.6.list

and

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mongodb-org

References:

• https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/

Answer 3

The currently accepted answer works, but will install an outdated version of Mongo.

The Mongo documentation states that: MongoDB only provides packages for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). However, These packages may work with other Ubuntu releases.

So, to get the lastest stable Mongo (3.0), use this (the different step is the second one):

    apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 7F0CEB10
    echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu trusty/mongodb-org/3.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list
    apt-get update
    apt-get install mongodb-org

Hope this helps.

---

I would like to add that as a previous step, you must check your GNU/Linux Distro Release, which will construct the Repo list url. For me, as I am using this:

DISTRIB_CODENAME=rafaela
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="14.04.2 LTS, Trusty Tahr"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS"

The original 2nd step:

"Create a list file for MongoDB": "echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu "$(lsb_release -sc)"/mongodb-org/3.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-3.0.list"

Didn't work as intended because it generated an incorrect Repo url. Basically, it put the distribution codename "rafaela" within the url repo which doesn't exist. You can check the Repo url at your package manager under Software Sources, Additional Repositories.

What I did was to browse the site:

http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu/dists/

And I found out that for Ubuntu, "trusty" and "precise" are the only web folders available, not "rafaela".

Solution: Open as root the file 'mongodb-org-3.1.list' or 'mongodb.list' and replace "rafaela" or your release version for the corresponding version (for me it was: "trusty"), save the changes and continue with next steps. Also, your package manager can let you change easily the repo url as well.

Hope it works for you.! ---

Answer 4

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb 

it works for 32-bit ubuntu, try it.best of luck.

Answer 5

Try without '-org':

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb

Worked for me!

Answer 6

The true problem here may be if you have a 32-bit system. MongoDB 3.X was never made to be used on a 32-bit system, so the repostories for 32-bit is empty (hence why it is not found). Installing the default 2.X Ubuntu package might be your best bet with:

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb 

Another workaround, if you nevertheless want to get the latest version of Mongo:

You can go to https://www.mongodb.org/downloads and use the drop-down to select "Linux 32-bit legacy"

But it comes with severe limitations...

This 32-bit legacy distribution does not include SSL encryption and is limited to around 2GB of data. In general you should use the 64 bit builds. See here for more information.