libdata-alias-perl software package provides module to create aliases instead of copies, 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 libdata-alias-perl
libdata-alias-perl is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libdata-alias-perl package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libdata-alias-perl *
You will get with libdata-alias-perl package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Perl |
| Package | libdata-alias-perl |
| Version | 1.20-1build1 |
| Description | module to create aliases instead of copies |
| Sub Section | perl |