CouchDB http://couchdb.apache.org Installed CouchDB on Oct 10, 2014. @apt-get install couchdb@ It installed version 1.0.1. Version 1.6.1 is available. hr. https://launchpad.net/~couchdb/+archive/ubuntu/stable # install the ppa-finding tool # for 12.04 release sudo apt-get install python-software-properties -y # for 14.04 release sudo apt-get install software-properties-common -y # add the ppa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:couchdb/stable -y # update cached list of packages sudo apt-get update -y # remove any existing couchdb binaries sudo apt-get remove couchdb couchdb-bin couchdb-common -yf # see my shiny goodness - note the version number displayed and ensure its what you expect sudo apt-get -f install sudo apt-get install -V couchdb # manage via upstart sudo stop couchdb couchdb stop/waiting # update /etc/couchdb/local.ini with 'bind_address=0.0.0.0' as needed sudo start couchdb couchdb start/running, process 17422 #database - #nosql - #json