Unable to install update-alternatives package

I am setting up my new Ubuntu 15.10 VM. I need to install update-alternatives on it. I ran the command sudo apt-get install update-alternatives, however, I get the following output in the terminal:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package update-alternatives

I can install all other packages I've wanted till now, exceptupdate-alternatives. Is this a repo issue? Do I need to add a repo name in the sources? Any suggestions on this will be really helpful.

1 Answer

You already have update-alternatives; there is nothing to install. Run which update-alternatives to check where it is on your $PATH.