dgit software package provides git interoperability with the Debian archive, 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 dgit
dgit is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dgit package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dgit *
You will get with dgit package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | dgit |
| Version | 1.4 |
| Description | git interoperability with the Debian archive |
| Sub Section | Devel |