etoolbox software package provides TeX Live: transitional dummy package, 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 etoolbox
etoolbox is installed in your system.
Make ensure the etoolbox package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep etoolbox *
You will get with etoolbox package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | TeX |
| Package | etoolbox |
| Version | 2016.20160819-1 |
| Description | TeX Live: transitional dummy package |
| Sub Section | tex |