flash-kernel software package provides utility to make certain embedded devices bootable, 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 flash-kernel
flash-kernel is installed in your system.
Make ensure the flash-kernel package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep flash-kernel *
You will get with flash-kernel package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | flash-kernel |
| Version | 3.0~rc.4ubuntu62 |
| Description | utility to make certain embedded devices bootable |
| Sub Section | Utils |