emacs software package provides GNU Emacs editor (metapackage), 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 emacs
emacs is installed in your system.
Make ensure the emacs package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep emacs *
You will get with emacs package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Editors |
| Package | emacs |
| Version | 46.1 |
| Description | GNU Emacs editor (metapackage) |
| Sub Section | Editors |