indicator-network software package provides Systems settings menu service - Network indicator, 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 indicator-network
indicator-network is installed in your system.
Make ensure the indicator-network package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep indicator-network *
You will get with indicator-network package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | GNOME |
| Package | indicator-network |
| Version | 0.8.0+16.10.20160930.5-0ubuntu |
| Description | Systems settings menu service - Network indicator |
| Sub Section | GNOME |