unable to locate package alien

I have a jetson TX2.

I want to install the database oracle on ubuntu.

However, you need an alien to install the oracle rpm file.

sudo a-t-get update
sudo apt-get install alien

If you enter the above command, the following error message appears.

===========================================
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Unable to locate package alien

Why? It is very positive.

It is there, you probably just need to enable the right repository:

root@x2:~# apt search alien
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
alien/xenial 8.95 all
  convert and install rpm and other packages
...

This is my “/etc/apt/sources.list” (if you edit be sure to run “sudo apt update” before looking for packages):

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial main restricted universe multiverse

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-updates main restricted universe multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ xenial-security main restricted universe multiverse

I do have doubts Oracle can run on this architecture. I’m very curious to find out if this works.

Thank you for answer.

But…
I have tried apt search as a guide but the following results are shown.

#############################
root@tegra-ubuntu:~# apt search alien
Sorting… Done
Full Text Search… Done
root@tegra-ubuntu:~#
#############################

No results for alien.

/etc/apt/sources.list
The contents are as follows.

See UpgradeNotes - Community Help Wiki for how to upgrade to

newer versions of the distribution.

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial main restricted

Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the

distribution.

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-updates main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-updates main restricted

Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the ‘universe’

repository.

N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu

team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any

review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial universe

deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial universe

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-updates universe

deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-updates universe

N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as

extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes

newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.

Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review

or updates from the Ubuntu security team.

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-backports main restricted

deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-backports main restricted

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-security main restricted
deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-security main restricted

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-security universe

deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-security universe

deb Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-security multiverse

deb-src Index of /ubuntu-ports xenial-security multiverse

Be aware that if there are any changes to sources.list, then you need to run “sudo apt update” before the changes will take effect. In a similar way, you may need to run “sudo apt update” prior to seeing simple package updates. Have you run “sudo apt update” prior to the “search”?