Looking for packages already installed on your system you could type

$ dpkg -l | grep PACKAGE_YOU_ARE_LOOKING_FOR
# on Debian-based systems

$ dpkg -l | sort
# lists all packages installed in alphabetical order

$ yum list PACKAGE_YOU_ARE_LOOKING_FOR
# on RPM-based systems

$ yum list | sort
# lists all packages installed in alphabetical order


-- 
Pascal Bernhard




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