apt-venv software package provides apt virtual environment, 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 apt-venv
apt-venv is installed in your system.
Make ensure the apt-venv package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep apt-venv *
You will get with apt-venv package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | apt-venv |
| Version | 1.0.0-1build1 |
| Description | apt virtual environment |
| Sub Section | admin |