easygit software package provides git for mere mortals, 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 easygit
easygit is installed in your system.
Make ensure the easygit package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep easygit *
You will get with easygit package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Version Control Systems |
| Package | easygit |
| Version | 0.99-1 |
| Description | git for mere mortals |
| Sub Section | vcs |