$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dh-make-elpa 

dh-make-elpa is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dh-make-elpa package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dh-make-elpa *

You will get with dh-make-elpa package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dh-make-elpa package basic information: