audiofile-tools software package provides sfinfo and sfconvert tools, 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 audiofile-tools
audiofile-tools is installed in your system.
Make ensure the audiofile-tools package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep audiofile-tools *
You will get with audiofile-tools package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | audiofile-tools |
| Version | 0.3.6-3 |
| Description | sfinfo and sfconvert tools |
| Sub Section | Utils |