gconf2-common software package provides GNOME configuration database system (common files), 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 gconf2-common
gconf2-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gconf2-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gconf2-common *
You will get with gconf2-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Libraries |
| Package | gconf2-common |
| Version | 3.2.6-3ubuntu6 |
| Description | GNOME configuration database system (common files) |
| Sub Section | Libs |