debmake software package provides helper script to make the Debian source package, 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 debmake
debmake is installed in your system.
Make ensure the debmake package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep debmake *
You will get with debmake package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | debmake |
| Version | 4.2.6-1 |
| Description | helper script to make the Debian source package |
| Sub Section | Devel |