edb software package provides database program for GNU Emacs, 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 edb
edb is installed in your system.
Make ensure the edb package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep edb *
You will get with edb package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Miscellaneous |
| Package | edb |
| Version | 1.31-3 |
| Description | database program for GNU Emacs |
| Sub Section | misc |