dmtcp software package provides Checkpoint/Restart functionality for Linux processes, 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 dmtcp
dmtcp is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dmtcp package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dmtcp *
You will get with dmtcp package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | dmtcp |
| Version | 2.3.1-6 |
| Description | Checkpoint/Restart functionality for Linux processes |
| Sub Section | Utils |