fdutils software package provides Linux floppy utilities, 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 fdutils
fdutils is installed in your system.
Make ensure the fdutils package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fdutils *
You will get with fdutils package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | fdutils |
| Version | 5.5-20060227-7 |
| Description | Linux floppy utilities |
| Sub Section | Utils |