How to install mongodb in linux machine

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1 - Uninstall current installation completely

Source - official instructions

sudo service mongod stop
Remove Packages

sudo apt-get purge mongodb-org*
Remove the folders

sudo rm -r /var/log/mongodb
sudo rm -r /var/lib/mongodb
2 - Reinstall as described on official site, I will just write down the all steps. enter link description here

Import the public key

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 2930ADAE8CAF5059EE73BB4B58712A2291FA4AD5
Create a list file for Ubuntu 16.04

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
update the list

sudo apt-get update
Install the latest package

sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org
3 - Now it should work, please try below command

sudo service mongod start
sudo apt install mongodb-clients
and check the status

mongo
it should appear the mongo shell