desklaunch software package provides A small utility for creating desktop icons, 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 desklaunch
desklaunch is installed in your system.
Make ensure the desklaunch package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep desklaunch *
You will get with desklaunch package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | X Window System software |
| Package | desklaunch |
| Version | 1.1.8 |
| Description | A small utility for creating desktop icons |
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