aptitude-common software package provides architecture independent files for the aptitude package manager, you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install aptitude-common
aptitude-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the aptitude-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep aptitude-common *
You will get with aptitude-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | aptitude-common |
| Version | 0.8.3-1ubuntu4 |
| Description | architecture independent files for the aptitude package manager |
| Sub Section | Admin |