elserv software package provides HTTP server that runs on Emacsen, 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 elserv
elserv is installed in your system.
Make ensure the elserv package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep elserv *
You will get with elserv package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Web Software |
| Package | elserv |
| Version | 0.4.0+0.20011203cvs-17.2 |
| Description | HTTP server that runs on Emacsen |
| Sub Section | web |