How to install Robomongo from tar.gz file as a program in Ubuntu 15.10

Question

Nowadays robomongo developers releasing the new versions of robomongo as tar.gz not in .deb packages that was easy for double click installations. But that option is no longer available. So how to install it as a program in Ubuntu. I have tried extracting the package and install but failed.

admin@admin-lenovo:~$ cd Downloads/
admin@admin-lenovo:~/Downloads$ tar -xzf robomongo-0.9.0-rc4-linux-x86_64-8c830b6.tar.gz 
admin@admin-lenovo:~/Downloads$ cd robomongo-0.9.0-rc4-linux-x86_64-8c830b6/
admin@admin-lenovo:~/Downloads/robomongo-0.9.0-rc4-linux-x86_64-8c830b6$ ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

Also .make and ./install failed as no files found. How to install it as a program?

score 62 · Answer 1 · edited May 07 '18 at 14:23

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Robomongo is now Robo 3T. Following are the updated steps:

Download the tar file from robomongo site. The current file is robo3t-1.1.1-linux-x86_64-c93c6b0.tar.gz, but yours could be different.

Open up the terminal, switch to download directory and run the following commands:

$ tar -xvzf robo3t-1.1.1-linux-x86_64-c93c6b0.tar.gz
$ sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin/robomongo
$ sudo mv  robo3t-1.1.1-linux-x86_64-c93c6b0/* /usr/local/bin/robomongo
$ cd /usr/local/bin/robomongo/bin
$ sudo chmod +x robo3t 
$ sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

Add the following line to the end of .bashrc file:

alias robomongo='/usr/local/bin/robomongo/bin/robo3t'
Save and close the file. Now reload it using the following command:
```
$ source ~/.bashrc
```
Then you can run robomongo from your terminal and it will work:
```
$ robomongo
```

edited May 07 '18 at 14:23

kaushal agrawal

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answered Jul 28 '17 at 18:17

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This is the correct answer, but there is a bug in the latest version and you will need to `rm lib/libstdc++*` to make it work – CascadiaJS Sep 23 '17 at 18:18
Great answer and pin-point comment. @CascadiaJS, please edit the answer with your valuable input. Answer and comment did solve my problem. Thanks! – Dhaval Jardosh Nov 24 '17 at 18:45
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location of ``libstdc++*`` is actually ``/usr/local/bin/robomongo/lib`` so the delete command should look like: ``rm /usr/local/bin/robomongo/lib/libstdc++*`` – Abdul Dec 11 '17 at 19:32
If you don't have gedit check out this [page](https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/gedit)! Or change the gedit command for vim. – João Pedro Schmitz Jan 30 '19 at 13:22
Perfect Solution step by step . Thanks – aniruddh Apr 27 '20 at 06:12

sstruct · Answer 2 · 2016-05-17T10:57:08.793

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You can also put the robomongo into /usr/bin like I do:

tar xf robomongo-0.9.0-rc8-linux-x86_64-c113244.tar.gz

sudo mv robomongo-0.9.0-rc8-linux-x86_64-c113244/ /usr/bin/robomongo

export PATH=/usr/bin/robomongo/bin:$PATH

If you are using fish shell, you need to change the last line to:

set PATH $PATH /usr/bin/robomongo/bin

Now you can start it with command:

robomongo

edited May 17 '16 at 10:57

answered May 17 '16 at 03:28

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score 16 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 28 '16 at 09:31

Pulled this from my dotfiles. It's ugly but it works... and it's a bit more verbose so it should be understandable to most:

# Pull down and install Robomongo by copying files
cd /tmp
wget https://download.robomongo.org/0.9.0/linux/robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489.tar.gz
tar xf robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489.tar.gz
sudo mv ./robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489 /opt/robomongo
cd /usr/sbin
sudo ln -s /opt/robomongo/bin/robomongo

# Grab image to use for icon
cd /opt/robomongo
wget http://mongodb-tools.com/img/robomongo.png

# Create desktop entry
touch /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "[Desktop Entry]" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Encoding=UTF-8" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Name=Robomongo" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Comment=Launch Robomongo" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Icon=/opt/robomongo/robomongo.png" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Exec=/usr/sbin/robomono" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Terminal=false" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Type=Application" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "Categories=Developer;" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
echo "StartupNotify=true" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt
mv /tmp/robomongo.txt ~/.local/share/applications/robomongo.desktop

there is a typo: echo "Exec=/usr/sbin/robomongo" >> /tmp/robomongo.txt — m47730, Dec 29 '16 at 08:41

Praveen George · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-02T05:16:13.270

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1. First Download the version from the official Robomongo website bellow:

Download Robomongo From Official website using this link

2.Then extract the downloaded tar.gz file in your downloads folder.

3. Copy and paste the extracted folder into your opt folder

/opt

NB: If you don't have permission to paste in this folder use the bellow command in terminal to access the folder.

$ sudo chmod -R 777 /opt

4. Open the opt/robomongo/bin folder and launch Robomongo by clicking the executable icon.

opt/robomongo/bin

5. Simply Create a database and right click on the Robomongo icon and select the lock to launcher option. This will create a shortcut t launch the Robomongo application at any time you need.

edited Jan 02 '17 at 05:16

answered Dec 30 '16 at 13:03

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sweet, in addition you can right click it icon on the launcher and choose **add to dash** – Nixon Kosgei Mar 06 '17 at 04:07
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This is by far the best and simplest answer. – AturSams Apr 12 '17 at 13:50
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I really don't think you should `chmod 777 /opt` – Maximo Dominguez Sep 05 '17 at 17:36
@MaximoDominguez oh right, is there any other better option? – Praveen George Sep 06 '17 at 09:39
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`chmod 777` you can do, not something you should do. – Kickaha Mar 23 '19 at 16:13

score 11 · Answer 5 · edited Aug 31 '20 at 00:46

You can first extract the package:

cd ~/Downloads
tar -xzf robo3t-x.x.x-linux-x86_64-xxxxxxx.tar.gz

You can rename the folder to something simpler

mv robo3t-x.x.x-linux-x86_64-xxxxxxx robo3t

Dowload any images with format .png [click here][1] (For whatever reason, the Robo3T package itself does not contain any png file for the icon)

Save the image like robo3t.png and move this image to folder robo3t and then, instead of dumping the whole thing in /usr you can transfer this directory to /opt directory and symlink the binary file to /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin. This makes for a better way of organising your applications, and keeping such add-on packages is what /opt is for.

So first move the directory

sudo mv robo3t /opt

and then symlink it like so

sudo ln -s /opt/robo3t/bin/robo3t /usr/bin/robo3t

then you can create an Unity desktop file for your launcher

nano ~/.local/share/applications/robo3t.desktop

and finally; paste the next code in the file newly created

 [Desktop Entry]
       Encoding=UTF-8
       Name=Robo 3T
       Exec=robo3t
       Icon=/opt/robo3t/robo3t.png
       Terminal=false
       Type=Application
       Categories=Development;

And Happy coding!

score 10 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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Currently there is no installer for robomongo-0.9.0-rc4. you can create a desktop shortcut to robomongo-0.9.0-rc4-linux-x86_64-8c830b6/bin/robomongo file and use it just like any other Ubuntu app. Take a look at this tutorial https://askubuntu.com/a/142197/71544

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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answered Feb 23 '16 at 13:48

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Step wise solution, already answered on stackoverflow [**To install MongoDB Administration: RoboMongo version 0.9.* on Ubuntu**](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33233236/unable-to-run-robomongo-sh-using-sh-robomongo-sh-in-ubuntu-14-04/37184845#37184845) – mistertandon May 12 '16 at 11:23

Mohammad Faisal · Answer 7 · 2017-11-24T17:49:06.180

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Wathc this Video How to install robomongo on ubuntu 16.4

OR Follow Below Steps

Open Terminal and run the below command

wget https://download.robomongo.org/0.9.0/linux/robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489.tar.gz

Extract the tar.gz file to enter below command

tar -xvzf robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489.tar.gz

create a dir /usr/local/bin dir name directory name robomongo and move it to extract file into robomongo directory

sudo mkdir /usr/local/bin/robomongo
sudo mv  robomongo-0.9.0-linux-x86_64-0786489/* /usr/local/bin/robomongo

run command only if robomongo isn't executable file

cd /usr/local/bin/robomongo/bin
sudo chmod +x robomongo 
./robomongo

edited Nov 24 '17 at 17:49

answered Aug 24 '17 at 07:40

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thank you so much. this is the one which worked for me. i tried different methods and when i open robomongo collections are not showing and i cannot create any collections. this is the only one which solved my problem. thank you again – thinuwan Oct 05 '17 at 08:25
This is the only method that worked for me as well. Thanks a bunch. – Brad Jan 05 '18 at 04:32

Chetan Patil · Answer 8 · 2020-07-10T16:00:23.583

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Don't worry about how to install Robo-3T on your Linux machine, follow these simple steps:

Download script from Robo3T-Installation-With-Desktop Entry
Open terminal in directory where above file is downloaded and run below command

sudo chmod +x ./Robo3T-Installation-Menu.sh
Then type below command and hit enter

./Robo3T-Installation-Menu.sh
Just wait to complete it, once completed enjoy RoboMongo. Search in menu with name "Robo 3T".

edited Jul 10 '20 at 16:00

answered Mar 22 '19 at 08:23

Chetan Patil

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This script is for postman. I think this is the correct link you meant to post https://gist.github.com/Chetan07j/ef98f17a699c1ff2ef7c34903c3c0389. And yes, this script works! – Raphael Onofre Oct 15 '19 at 19:48
@RaphaelOnofre thanks for pointing mistake, link updated now – Chetan Patil Jul 10 '20 at 16:01

score 2 · Answer 9 · edited Mar 13 '20 at 03:34

Well, I do not know if it might still help, but one efficient way to install Robomongo from tar.gz file is the following:

Go to https://robomongo.org/download to grab the tar.gz file,

After download,

cd Downloads/*

and then type in the terminal:

$ sudo tar xzf robo3t-1.3.1-linux-x86_64-7419c406.tar.gz -C /opt/

Make sure your file has been unzipped in the /opt directory by checking:
```
$ ls -lh /opt/
```

Next, install it by doing:

$ sudo /opt/robo3t-1.3.1-linux-x86_64-7419c406/bin/robo3t

The installation wizard pops up and accept the terms and continue installation. Then Enjoy

NB: You will not see the robot3t icon in the start menu. So to start robot3t, always /opt/robo3t-1.3.1-linux-x86_64-7419c406/bin/robo3t to launch robo3T.

Hope it helps ;)

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