libboost-filesystem1.61-dev software package provides filesystem operations (portable paths, iteration over directories, etc) in C++, you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libboost-filesystem1.61-dev
libboost-filesystem1.61-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libboost-filesystem1.61-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libboost-filesystem1.61-dev *
You will get with libboost-filesystem1.61-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libboost-filesystem1.61-dev |
| Version | 1.61.0+dfsg-3build1 |
| Description | filesystem operations (portable paths, iteration over directories, etc) in C++ |
| Sub Section | libdevel |