dh-exec software package provides Scripts to help with executable debhelper 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 dh-exec
dh-exec is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dh-exec package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dh-exec *
You will get with dh-exec package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | dh-exec |
| Version | 0.23 |
| Description | Scripts to help with executable debhelper files |
| Sub Section | Devel |