ckermit software package provides serial and network communications package, 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 ckermit
ckermit is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ckermit package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ckermit *
You will get with ckermit package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Communication Programs |
| Package | ckermit |
| Version | 302-5.1 |
| Description | serial and network communications package |
| Sub Section | comm |