elpa-js2-mode software package provides Emacs mode for editing Javascript programs, 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 elpa-js2-mode
elpa-js2-mode is installed in your system.
Make ensure the elpa-js2-mode package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep elpa-js2-mode *
You will get with elpa-js2-mode package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Editors |
| Package | elpa-js2-mode |
| Version | 0~20150909-2 |
| Description | Emacs mode for editing Javascript programs |
| Sub Section | Editors |