id-utils software package provides Fast, high-capacity, identifier database tool, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install id-utils
id-utils is installed in your system.
Make ensure the id-utils package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep id-utils *
You will get with id-utils package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 9 stretch |
| Section | Development |
| Package | id-utils |
| Version | 4.6+git20120811-4 |
| Description | Fast, high-capacity, identifier database tool |
| Sub Section | devel |