gcc-avr software package provides GNU C compiler (cross compiler for avr), 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 gcc-avr
gcc-avr is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gcc-avr package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gcc-avr *
You will get with gcc-avr package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Development |
| Package | gcc-avr |
| Version | 1:4.9.2+Atmel3.5.0-1 |
| Description | GNU C compiler (cross compiler for avr) |
| Sub Section | Devel |