ikvm software package provides Java virtual machine for the CLI, 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 ikvm
ikvm is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ikvm package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ikvm *
You will get with ikvm package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Development |
| Package | ikvm |
| Version | 8.1.5717.0+ds-1 |
| Description | Java virtual machine for the CLI |
| Sub Section | Devel |