kernel-package software package provides utility for building Linux kernel related Debian packages, 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 kernel-package
kernel-package is installed in your system.
Make ensure the kernel-package package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep kernel-package *
You will get with kernel-package package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Miscellaneous |
| Package | kernel-package |
| Version | 13.018 |
| Description | utility for building Linux kernel related Debian packages |
| Sub Section | misc |