javascript-common software package provides Base support for JavaScript library packages, 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 javascript-common
javascript-common is installed in your system.
Make ensure the javascript-common package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep javascript-common *
You will get with javascript-common package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Web Software |
| Package | javascript-common |
| Version | 11 |
| Description | Base support for JavaScript library packages |
| Sub Section | web |