dpkg-cross software package provides tools for cross compiling Debian packages, 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 dpkg-cross
dpkg-cross is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dpkg-cross package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dpkg-cross *
You will get with dpkg-cross package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Utilities |
| Package | dpkg-cross |
| Version | 2.6.13ubuntu1 |
| Description | tools for cross compiling Debian packages |
| Sub Section | Utils |