git-extras software package provides Extra commands for git, 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 git-extras
git-extras is installed in your system.
Make ensure the git-extras package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep git-extras *
You will get with git-extras package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Version Control Systems |
| Package | git-extras |
| Version | 4.1.0-1 |
| Description | Extra commands for git |
| Sub Section | vcs |