libfreehdl0v5 software package provides VHDL simulator for Linux (shared libraries), 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 libfreehdl0v5
libfreehdl0v5 is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libfreehdl0v5 package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libfreehdl0v5 *
You will get with libfreehdl0v5 package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Libraries |
| Package | libfreehdl0v5 |
| Version | 0.0.8-2.1ubuntu2 |
| Description | VHDL simulator for Linux (shared libraries) |
| Sub Section | libs |