alsaplayer-esd software package provides alsaplayer output module for EsounD, 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 alsaplayer-esd
alsaplayer-esd is installed in your system.
Make ensure the alsaplayer-esd package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep alsaplayer-esd *
You will get with alsaplayer-esd package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Sound |
| Package | alsaplayer-esd |
| Version | 0.99.81-1ubuntu3 |
| Description | alsaplayer output module for EsounD |
| Sub Section | Sound |