ddclient software package provides address updating utility for dynamic DNS services, 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 ddclient
ddclient is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ddclient package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ddclient *
You will get with ddclient package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Network |
| Package | ddclient |
| Version | 3.8.3-1.1ubuntu1 |
| Description | address updating utility for dynamic DNS services |
| Sub Section | Net |