How to Install host software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install host software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

host software package provides Transitional package, 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 host 

host is installed in your system.

Make ensure the host package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep host *

You will get with host package name, version, architecture and description in a table

host package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Network
Package host
Version 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1
Description Transitional package
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove host software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?