root ~ # dpkg -l | grep nodejs ii nodejs 6.2.1-1nodesource1~jessie1 amd64 Node.js event-based server-side javascript engine cat: /etc/ubuntu_version: No such file or directory root ~ # cat /etc/debian_version 8.5 root ~ # cat /etc/ubuntu_version root ~ # apt-cache show nodejs | egrep '^Package|^Version|^Maint' Package: nodejs Version: 6.2.1-1nodesource1~jessie1 Maintainer: Chris Lea Package: nodejs Version: 6.0.0~dfsg-1 Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers Package: nodejs Version: 0.10.29~dfsg-2 Maintainer: Debian Javascript Maintainers