Reinstall MongoDB Ubuntu 20.04

1. Stop the mongod process by issuing the following command:-

   sudo service mongod stop
   

2. Remove any MongoDB packages that you had previously installed:-

   sudo apt-get purge mongodb-org*
   

3. Remove MongoDB databases and log files:-

   sudo rm -r /var/log/mongodb
   sudo rm -r /var/lib/mongodb
   

4. Then reinstall MongoDB 4.4.x

5. Import the public key used by the package management system:-

   wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.4.asc | sudo apt-key add -
   

6. The following instruction is for Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal):-

   echo "deb [ arch=amd64,arm64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu focal/mongodb-org/4.4 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.4.list
   

7. Update Apt

   sudo apt-get update
   

8. Install MongoDB 4.4.x (Now available 4.4.15)

   sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org=4.4.15 mongodb-org-server=4.4.15 mongodb-org-shell=4.4.15 mongodb-org-mongos=4.4.15 mongodb-org-tools=4.4.15
   

9. Use mongod --version to check if it is successfully installed

10. If you encounter any error while using mongod

    sudo mkdir /data
    cd /data
    sudo mkdir db
    sudo pkill -f mongod
    

11. Then use sudo mongod command.

12. After long research, it is now working totally fine thanks to this community and Internet.

EDIT:

After following above steps:

if below error occurs:

mongod.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

then remove below files and start mongod service again.

sudo rm -rf /tmp/mongodb-27017.sock
sudo service mongod start

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