libjhdf5-java software package provides Java HDF5 Object Package, 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 libjhdf5-java
libjhdf5-java is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libjhdf5-java package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libjhdf5-java *
You will get with libjhdf5-java package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Java |
| Package | libjhdf5-java |
| Version | 2.9-5 |
| Description | Java HDF5 Object Package |
| Sub Section | Java |