sudo: apt-get: command not found linux server

Question

I am using a Linux server andtrying to install the jdk package. But when i try sudo apt , I get the following error:

sudo: apt-get: command not found

The version of Linux is:

3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64 GNU/Linux

Can't figure out whats wrong

What _flavour_ of Linux is it? `apt-get` is installed mainly on Debian and derivatives. — SiKing, Jul 07 '16 at 16:55
@Tim, SiKing, How to check that. Sorry I am completely new to Linux. Tried `cat/proc/version` and `cat/etc/*-release` and bothe returned `No such file or directory` — Diganta Bharali, Jul 07 '16 at 16:59
@Tim, `-bash: lsb_release: command not found`. This is what I got — Diganta Bharali, Jul 07 '16 at 17:00
@Tim, I did not. Its a server. I just access it to run Python and now I need to set up a database in it — Diganta Bharali, Jul 07 '16 at 17:03
Can you find the documentation from when you bought it / hired it? — Tim, Jul 07 '16 at 17:04
There is no one definitive way to find out what distro you are on. See this: https://siking.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/getting-linux-distro-name-and-version/ for a start. — SiKing, Jul 07 '16 at 18:30

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '16 at 17:10

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It seems that you have CentOS on your server based on Linux version. You can try Yum instead. For example:

sudo yum install ...

answered Jul 07 '16 at 17:10

Works. How did you figure out the OS. Is there any command for it – Diganta Bharali Jul 07 '16 at 18:05
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You can use cat /etc/redhat-release. However, if you put the version number in a search engine it will give you the clue. – Tomáš Kratochvíla Jul 07 '16 at 20:01
@DigantaBharali cat /etc/os-release also works for getting OS. I have checked on ubuntu, SUSE and Centos. – DevMJ Sep 16 '22 at 17:12

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