cantor-dev software package provides interface for mathematical applications - development files, 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 cantor-dev
cantor-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the cantor-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cantor-dev *
You will get with cantor-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | cantor-dev |
| Version | 4:16.04.3-0ubuntu1 |
| Description | interface for mathematical applications - development files |
| Sub Section | libdevel |