gnubg software package provides graphical or console backgammon program with analysis, 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 gnubg
gnubg is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gnubg package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gnubg *
You will get with gnubg package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Games |
| Package | gnubg |
| Version | 1.05.002-1build1 |
| Description | graphical or console backgammon program with analysis |
| Sub Section | Games |