backintime-common software package provides simple backup/snapshot system (common files), 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 backintime-common
backintime-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the backintime-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep backintime-common *
You will get with backintime-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | backintime-common |
| Version | 1.1.12-1 |
| Description | simple backup/snapshot system (common files) |
| Sub Section | Utils |