gobi-loader software package provides Firmware loader for Qualcom GobiUSB chipsets, 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 gobi-loader
gobi-loader is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gobi-loader package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gobi-loader *
You will get with gobi-loader package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Communication Programs |
| Package | gobi-loader |
| Version | 0.7-0ubuntu2 |
| Description | Firmware loader for Qualcom GobiUSB chipsets |
| Sub Section | comm |