apturl-common software package provides install packages using the apt protocol - common data, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install apturl-common
apturl-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the apturl-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep apturl-common *
You will get with apturl-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | apturl-common |
| Version | 0.5.2ubuntu11 |
| Description | install packages using the apt protocol - common data |
| Sub Section | admin |