delta software package provides heuristic minimizer of interesting files, 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 delta
delta is installed in your system.
Make ensure the delta package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep delta *
You will get with delta package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | delta |
| Version | 2006.08.03-6 |
| Description | heuristic minimizer of interesting files |
| Sub Section | Devel |