How do I find the location of a file that starts a program at boot time?

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> on Wed, 9 Apr 2014
08:43:56 +0100

> On 9 April 2014 07:10, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> > Linux newbe.  I installed the NUT monitor from the Ubunut Software Center.  The
> > Ubuntu Software Center lists version 2.6.4-2.3ubuntu2 but when I look at the
> > NUT Monitor ABOUT the program has version 1.3!
> 
> In a terminal, what do you see for
> apt-cache policy nut-monitor
> and
> apt-cache policy nut
> That will show you which version is actually installed.

bob1 at Jupiter:~$ apt-cache policy nut-monitor
nut-monitor:
  Installed: 2.6.4-2.3ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.6.4-2.3ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.4-2.3ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
bob1 at Jupiter:~$ apt-cache policy nut
nut:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.6.4-2.3ubuntu2
  Version table:
     2.6.4-2.3ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main i386 Packages
bob1 at Jupiter:~$

-- 
Robert Blair