dbconfig-mysql software package provides dbconfig-common MySQL/MariaDB support, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install dbconfig-mysql
dbconfig-mysql is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dbconfig-mysql package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dbconfig-mysql *
You will get with dbconfig-mysql package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | dbconfig-mysql |
| Version | 2.0.4ubuntu1 |
| Description | dbconfig-common MySQL/MariaDB support |
| Sub Section | admin |