gmt-common software package provides Generic Mapping Tools - Architecture-independent files, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gmt-common
gmt-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gmt-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gmt-common *
You will get with gmt-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 9 stretch |
| Section | Science |
| Package | gmt-common |
| Version | 5.3.1+dfsg-2 |
| Description | Generic Mapping Tools - Architecture-independent files |
| Sub Section | Science |