debootstrap software package provides Bootstrap a basic Debian system, 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 debootstrap
debootstrap is installed in your system.
Make ensure the debootstrap package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep debootstrap *
You will get with debootstrap package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | debootstrap |
| Version | 1.0.78+nmu1ubuntu1 |
| Description | Bootstrap a basic Debian system |
| Sub Section | admin |