diff --git a/source/includes/fact-ubuntu-lts-support.rst b/source/includes/fact-ubuntu-lts-support.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a95693c3371 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/includes/fact-ubuntu-lts-support.rst @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +MongoDB only provides packages for long-term support Ubuntu releases. +Currently, this means 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). +While the packages may work with other Ubuntu releases, this is not a supported +configuration. diff --git a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-enterprise-on-ubuntu.txt b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-enterprise-on-ubuntu.txt index d2e91d0b3ef..80e270b7fd5 100644 --- a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-enterprise-on-ubuntu.txt +++ b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-enterprise-on-ubuntu.txt @@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ Overview -------- Use this tutorial to install :products:`MongoDB Enterprise -` on Ubuntu Linux systems from +` on LTS Ubuntu Linux systems from ``.deb`` packages. +.. include:: /includes/fact-ubuntu-lts-support.rst + .. include:: /includes/list-mongodb-enterprise-packages.rst Considerations diff --git a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt index ce4b27ab1a3..0bef916699d 100644 --- a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt +++ b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt @@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ Install MongoDB on Ubuntu Overview -------- -Use this tutorial to install MongoDB on Ubuntu Linux systems from ``.deb`` -packages. While Ubuntu includes its own MongoDB -packages, the official MongoDB packages are generally more up-to-date. +Use this tutorial to install MongoDB on LTS Ubuntu Linux systems from ``.deb`` +packages. While Ubuntu includes its own MongoDB packages, the official MongoDB +packages are generally more up-to-date. + +.. include:: /includes/fact-ubuntu-lts-support.rst .. The following include includes two h2 headers: .. Packages and Control Scripts @@ -26,10 +28,6 @@ For production deployments, always run MongoDB on 64-bit systems. You cannot install this package concurrently with the ``mongodb``, ``mongodb-server``, or ``mongodb-clients`` packages provided by Ubuntu. -MongoDB only provides packages for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) -and 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr). These packages may work with other Ubuntu -releases. - .. include:: /includes/fact-installation-bind-ip-default-in-config.rst .. include:: /includes/note-package-change.rst