diaspora-common software package provides distributed social networking service - 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 diaspora-common
diaspora-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the diaspora-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep diaspora-common *
You will get with diaspora-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Ruby |
| Package | diaspora-common |
| Version | 0.5.9.1+debian5 |
| Description | distributed social networking service - common files |
| Sub Section | Ruby |