libghc-cabal-helper-dev software package provides Simple interface to some of Cabal's configuration state, 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 libghc-cabal-helper-dev
libghc-cabal-helper-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libghc-cabal-helper-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libghc-cabal-helper-dev *
You will get with libghc-cabal-helper-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Haskell |
| Package | libghc-cabal-helper-dev |
| Version | 0.6.3.1-1 |
| Description | Simple interface to some of Cabal's configuration state |
| Sub Section | Haskell |