detox software package provides utility to replace problematic characters in filenames, 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 detox
detox is installed in your system.
Make ensure the detox package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep detox *
You will get with detox package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | detox |
| Version | 1.2.0-6 |
| Description | utility to replace problematic characters in filenames |
| Sub Section | Utils |