evolution-common software package provides architecture independent files for Evolution, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install evolution-common
evolution-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the evolution-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep evolution-common *
You will get with evolution-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | GNOME |
| Package | evolution-common |
| Version | 3.18.5.2-0ubuntu1 |
| Description | architecture independent files for Evolution |
| Sub Section | GNOME |