edict-el software package provides Emacs interface to Edict, 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 edict-el
edict-el is installed in your system.
Make ensure the edict-el package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep edict-el *
You will get with edict-el package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Editors |
| Package | edict-el |
| Version | 1.06-11 |
| Description | Emacs interface to Edict |
| Sub Section | Editors |