cups-common software package provides Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install cups-common
cups-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the cups-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cups-common *
You will get with cups-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Network |
| Package | cups-common |
| Version | 2.2.0-2 |
| Description | Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files |
| Sub Section | Net |