gaim-extendedprefs software package provides plugin for the instant messenger pidgin (transitional 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 gaim-extendedprefs
gaim-extendedprefs is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gaim-extendedprefs package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gaim-extendedprefs *
You will get with gaim-extendedprefs package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Network |
| Package | gaim-extendedprefs |
| Version | 0.7-2ubuntu1 |
| Description | plugin for the instant messenger pidgin (transitional package) |
| Sub Section | Net |