dput software package provides Debian package upload tool, 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 dput
dput is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dput package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dput *
You will get with dput package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Development |
| Package | dput |
| Version | 0.9.6.4ubuntu3 |
| Description | Debian package upload tool |
| Sub Section | Devel |