conman software package provides serial console management program, 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 conman
conman is installed in your system.
Make ensure the conman package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep conman *
You will get with conman package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Communication Programs |
| Package | conman |
| Version | 0.2.7-1 |
| Description | serial console management program |
| Sub Section | comm |