dctrl2xml software package provides Debian control data to XML converter, 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 dctrl2xml
dctrl2xml is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dctrl2xml package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dctrl2xml *
You will get with dctrl2xml package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | dctrl2xml |
| Version | 0.18+nmu1 |
| Description | Debian control data to XML converter |
| Sub Section | Utils |