android-libsparse-dev software package provides Android Sparse library - Development files, 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 android-libsparse-dev
android-libsparse-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the android-libsparse-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep android-libsparse-dev *
You will get with android-libsparse-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 17 |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | android-libsparse-dev |
| Version | 1:6.0.1+r55-1 |
| Description | Android Sparse library - Development files |
| Sub Section | libdevel |