libgeometry-msgs-dev software package provides Messages relating to Robot OS geometry, C/C++ interface, 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 libgeometry-msgs-dev
libgeometry-msgs-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libgeometry-msgs-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libgeometry-msgs-dev *
You will get with libgeometry-msgs-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libgeometry-msgs-dev |
| Version | 1.12.4-4 |
| Description | Messages relating to Robot OS geometry, C/C++ interface |
| Sub Section | libdevel |