gputils software package provides GNU PIC 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 gputils
gputils is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gputils package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gputils *
You will get with gputils package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Electronics |
| Package | gputils |
| Version | 1.4.0-0.1 |
| Description | GNU PIC utilities |
| Sub Section | Electronics |