gmtp software package provides simple file transfer program for MTP based devices, 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 gmtp
gmtp is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gmtp package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gmtp *
You will get with gmtp package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Sound |
| Package | gmtp |
| Version | 1.3.9-2 |
| Description | simple file transfer program for MTP based devices |
| Sub Section | Sound |