What is the package name for JVM?
- by JohnMerlino
If I want to know if skype is installed, I would type this:
viggy@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy skype
skype:i386:
Installed: 4.0.0.8-1
Candidate: 4.0.0.8-1
Version table:
*** 4.0.0.8-1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Or if Eclipse is installed:
viggy@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy eclipse
eclipse:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 3.7.2-1
Version table:
3.7.2-1 0
But let's say I want to know if the Java Virtual Machine is installed. How would I know what to pass to apt-cache policy? For example, you might not know what to pass to apt-cache policy for some programs:
viggy@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy java
N: Unable to locate package java
viggy@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy JVM
N: Unable to locate package JVM
