cernlib-base-dev software package provides CERNLIB data analysis suite - dependencies checking script, 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 cernlib-base-dev
cernlib-base-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the cernlib-base-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cernlib-base-dev *
You will get with cernlib-base-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | cernlib-base-dev |
| Version | 20061220+dfsg3-4.2 |
| Description | CERNLIB data analysis suite - dependencies checking script |
| Sub Section | Devel |