gdebi software package provides simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI, 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 gdebi
gdebi is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gdebi package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gdebi *
You will get with gdebi package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | gdebi |
| Version | 0.9.5.7ubuntu1 |
| Description | simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI |
| Sub Section | admin |