elasticsearch software package provides Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install elasticsearch
elasticsearch is installed in your system.
Make ensure the elasticsearch package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep elasticsearch *
You will get with elasticsearch package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Web Software |
| Package | elasticsearch |
| Version | 1.7.3+dfsg-3 |
| Description | Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine |
| Sub Section | web |