libkdl-parser-dev software package provides Development files for ROS collada_urdf library, 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 libkdl-parser-dev
libkdl-parser-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libkdl-parser-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libkdl-parser-dev *
You will get with libkdl-parser-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libkdl-parser-dev |
| Version | 1.11.8-3~fakesync |
| Description | Development files for ROS collada_urdf library |
| Sub Section | Devel |