gdesklets software package provides Architecture for desktop applets, 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 gdesklets
gdesklets is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gdesklets package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gdesklets *
You will get with gdesklets package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | GNOME |
| Package | gdesklets |
| Version | 0.36.1-7build3 |
| Description | Architecture for desktop applets |
| Sub Section | GNOME |