erlang-nox software package provides Erlang/OTP applications that don't require X Window System, 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 erlang-nox
erlang-nox is installed in your system.
Make ensure the erlang-nox package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep erlang-nox *
You will get with erlang-nox package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Interpreters |
| Package | erlang-nox |
| Version | 1:18.3.4.4+dfsg-1ubuntu2 |
| Description | Erlang/OTP applications that don't require X Window System |
| Sub Section | Interpreters |