debconf-utils software package provides debconf utilities, 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 debconf-utils
debconf-utils is installed in your system.
Make ensure the debconf-utils package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep debconf-utils *
You will get with debconf-utils package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | debconf-utils |
| Version | 1.5.59ubuntu1 |
| Description | debconf utilities |
| Sub Section | Devel |