latex209-base software package provides macro files of LaTeX 2.09 25-mar-1992 version, 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 latex209-base
latex209-base is installed in your system.
Make ensure the latex209-base package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep latex209-base *
You will get with latex209-base package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | TeX |
| Package | latex209-base |
| Version | 25.mar.1992-17 |
| Description | macro files of LaTeX 2.09 25-mar-1992 version |
| Sub Section | tex |