dist software package provides Tools for developing, maintaining and distributing software, 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 dist
dist is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dist package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dist *
You will get with dist package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | dist |
| Version | 1:3.5-36.0001-2 |
| Description | Tools for developing, maintaining and distributing software |
| Sub Section | Devel |