How to install mongodb-clients latest version on Ubuntu?

For mongodb 3.2, below packages are supported. In order to use mongo shell, you need to install mongo-org-shell. Choose the right package according to your requreiements.

install mongodb on ubuntu

On Ubuntu 16.04 to get the 4.2 mongo client

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.2.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [ arch=amd64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu xenial/mongodb-org/4.2 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.2.list

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mongodb-org-shell

Use official MongoDB Documents they already mentioned how to install a version of your choice. Steps for installation for Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04

For Ubuntu 16.04 use this

NOTE:- Before that beware that you don't have any existing repository file for MongoDB. You can check using sudo apt-get update.While updating it will show if you have any. If you have then delete it using sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb*.list and then install MongoDB