iproute software package provides transitional dummy package for iproute2, 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 iproute
iproute is installed in your system.
Make ensure the iproute package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep iproute *
You will get with iproute package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Network |
| Package | iproute |
| Version | 1:4.3.0-1ubuntu3 |
| Description | transitional dummy package for iproute2 |
| Sub Section | Net |