libfreeipmi-dev software package provides GNU IPMI - development package, 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 libfreeipmi-dev
libfreeipmi-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libfreeipmi-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libfreeipmi-dev *
You will get with libfreeipmi-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libfreeipmi-dev |
| Version | 1.4.11-1ubuntu1 |
| Description | GNU IPMI - development package |
| Sub Section | libdevel |