cross-gcc-dev software package provides Tools for building cross-compilers and cross-compiler packages, 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 cross-gcc-dev
cross-gcc-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the cross-gcc-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cross-gcc-dev *
You will get with cross-gcc-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | cross-gcc-dev |
| Version | 98 |
| Description | Tools for building cross-compilers and cross-compiler packages |
| Sub Section | Devel |