eclipse-platform software package provides Eclipse platform without development plug-ins, 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 eclipse-platform
eclipse-platform is installed in your system.
Make ensure the eclipse-platform package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep eclipse-platform *
You will get with eclipse-platform package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Development |
| Package | eclipse-platform |
| Version | 3.8.1-8 |
| Description | Eclipse platform without development plug-ins |
| Sub Section | Devel |