Install MongoDB 4.4.1 on Windows 10 WSL 2 (Debian 10/Buster - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa))

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Install MongoDB 4.4.1 on WSL 2 (Debian 10/Buster - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa))

Download these .deb files :

• Debian 10/Buster :
  • mongodb-org
  • mongodb-org-server
  • mongodb-org-shell
  • mongodb-org-mongos
  • mongodb-org-tools
  • mongodb-org-database-tools-extra
  • mongodb-database-tools
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):
  • mongodb-org
  • mongodb-org-server
  • mongodb-org-shell
  • mongodb-org-mongos
  • mongodb-org-tools
  • mongodb-org-database-tools-extra
  • mongodb-database-tools

Download this init.d script and save to /etc/init.d/mongod

• from official mongodb repo : link

• Or with commands 👇😉

  sudo curl -o /etc/init.d/mongod https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mongodb/mongo/master/debian/init.d

  sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/mongod

Install downloded deb files in this order with these commands

1. Install mongodb-org-server :
   1. sudo dpkg --unpack mongodb-org-server_4.4.1_amd64.deb
   2. Edit /var/lib/dpkg/info/mongodb-org-server.postinst file and comment the line systemctl daemon-reload. then save and exit.
   3. Run sudo dpkg --configure mongodb-org-server
   4. done. now you can manage service by sudo service mongod start|stop|restart
2. Install sudo dpkg -i mongodb-org-shell_4.4.1_amd64.deb
3. Install sudo dpkg -i mongodb-org-mongos_4.4.1_amd64.deb
4. Install sudo dpkg -i mongodb-org-database-tools-extra_4.4.1_amd64.deb
5. Install sudo dpkg -i mongodb-database-tools_100.2.0_amd64.deb
6. Install sudo dpkg -i mongodb-org-tools_4.4.1_amd64.deb
7. Install sudo dpkg -i mongodb-org_4.4.1_amd64.deb

Done

• Run sudo apt install -yf to fix any missing dependencies
• You can verify installed packages by dpkg -l | grep mongodb

@omegapaulo , I'm glad it helped

Hey, I am struggling to set this up!

First off:

$ lsb_release -a                                                                                                 ↵ 1
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release:        10
Codename:       buster

I downloaded everything, unpacked the server and edited the mongodb-org-server.postinst file.

I try to install the server:

$ sudo dpkg --configure mongodb-org-server
Setting up mongodb-org-server (4.4.1) ...
invoke-rc.d: could not determine current runlevel

the server is installed:

$ dpkg -l | grep mongodb
ii  mongodb-org-server             4.4.1                                amd64        MongoDB database server

but trying to start gives me:

$ sudo service mongod start
[FAIL] Starting database: mongod failed!

Thats in the logs:

$ sudo cat /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log                                                                           ↵ 1

{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.552+02:00"},"s":"W",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":20698,   "ctx":"main","msg":"***** SERVER RESTARTED *****","tags":["startupWarnings"]}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.552+02:00"},"s":"I",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":23285,   "ctx":"main","msg":"Automatically disabling TLS 1.0, to force-enable TLS 1.0 specify --sslDisabledProtocols 'none'"}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.556+02:00"},"s":"W",  "c":"ASIO",     "id":22601,   "ctx":"main","msg":"No TransportLayer configured during NetworkInterface startup"}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.556+02:00"},"s":"I",  "c":"NETWORK",  "id":4648601, "ctx":"main","msg":"Implicit TCP FastOpen unavailable. If TCP FastOpen is required, set tcpFastOpenServer, tcpFastOpenClient, and tcpFastOpenQueueSize."}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.556+02:00"},"s":"I",  "c":"STORAGE",  "id":4615611, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"MongoDB starting","attr":{"pid":3108,"port":27017,"dbPath":"/var/lib/mongodb","architecture":"64-bit","host":"PC-Alex"}}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.556+02:00"},"s":"I",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":23403,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Build Info","attr":{"buildInfo":{"version":"4.4.1","gitVersion":"ad91a93a5a31e175f5cbf8c69561e788bbc55ce1","openSSLVersion":"OpenSSL 1.1.1d  10 Sep 2019","modules":[],"allocator":"tcmalloc","environment":{"distmod":"debian10","distarch":"x86_64","target_arch":"x86_64"}}}}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.556+02:00"},"s":"I",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":51765,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Operating System","attr":{"os":{"name":"PRETTY_NAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)\"","version":"Kernel 5.4.72-microsoft-standard-WSL2"}}}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.556+02:00"},"s":"I",  "c":"CONTROL",  "id":21951,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Options set by command line","attr":{"options":{"config":"/etc/mongod.conf","net":{"bindIp":"127.0.0.1","port":27017},"processManagement":{"timeZoneInfo":"/usr/share/zoneinfo"},"storage":{"dbPath":"/var/lib/mongodb","journal":{"enabled":true}},"systemLog":{"destination":"file","logAppend":true,"path":"/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log"}}}}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.557+02:00"},"s":"E",  "c":"NETWORK",  "id":23024,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Failed to unlink socket file","attr":{"path":"/tmp/mongodb-27017.sock","error":"Operation not permitted"}}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.557+02:00"},"s":"F",  "c":"-",        "id":23091,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Fatal assertion","attr":{"msgid":40486,"file":"src/mongo/transport/transport_layer_asio.cpp","line":919}}
{"t":{"$date":"2021-07-16T13:48:58.557+02:00"},"s":"F",  "c":"-",        "id":23092,   "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"\n\n***aborting after fassert() failure\n\n"}

Edit: I had to remove this file /tmp/mongodb-27017.sock

Now it works, big thanks for the tutorial!

Edit: I had to remove this file /tmp/mongodb-27017.sock

@gutisalex , Thanks for sharing the solution 👍

@omegapaulo , I'm glad it helped

What's man, hope all is good with you.
I wanted to ask if this same tutorial would work to install mongodb version 5?
Thanks in advance.

Hope this will help someone who also fail on this: 🥲

$ sudo service mongod start
 * Starting database mongod                                                                                                              [fail]

I don't have /tmp/mongodb-27017.sock at this moment, it took me some time then I found this, seems that /var/run/mongod.pid was the problem.
simply solve it by sudo chown mongodb:mongodb /var/run/mongod.pid and it works! (If doesn't, try rm /tmp/mongodb-27017.sock as mentioned above again.)