libavcodec-extra57 software package provides FFmpeg library with additional de/encoders for audio/video codecs, 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 libavcodec-extra57
libavcodec-extra57 is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libavcodec-extra57 package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libavcodec-extra57 *
You will get with libavcodec-extra57 package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Libraries |
| Package | libavcodec-extra57 |
| Version | 7:3.0.2-1ubuntu3 |
| Description | FFmpeg library with additional de/encoders for audio/video codecs |
| Sub Section | libs |