asterisk-mysql software package provides MySQL database protocol support for the Asterisk PBX, 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 asterisk-mysql
asterisk-mysql is installed in your system.
Make ensure the asterisk-mysql package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep asterisk-mysql *
You will get with asterisk-mysql package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Communication Programs |
| Package | asterisk-mysql |
| Version | 1:13.10.0~dfsg-1ubuntu2 |
| Description | MySQL database protocol support for the Asterisk PBX |
| Sub Section | comm |