Kodi 16 install from sources

Question

I am trying to install Kodi 16 from a tar.gz file because if I try from PPA it automatically installs Kodi 18 version.

I do exactly as it says on your guides but firstly I didn't find the configure file on the folder as the guide says.

I found the configure file at lib/libmpeg2 I execute exactly the same instructions but after running:

./configure
make
make install

I get errors after running make installas shown:

Give me a few minutes, and I'll investigate. Is the ultimate goal to install Kodi 16 regardless of the method? Or is it to install Kodi via the compiler? — AnotherKiwiGuy, Feb 15 '17 at 10:39
i just want to install Kodi 16 i don't care how it will be installed i only want to install this version!! — Γιάννης, Feb 15 '17 at 10:40
Could you please post text files, dialogue messages, and program output listings as text, not as images? To achieve the latter two you can either 1) select, copy & paste the dialogue text or terminal content or 2) [save the program output to a file](//askubuntu.com/q/420981/175814) and use that. Longer listings (≥100 lines) should be uploaded to a [pastie service](https://paste.ubuntu.com/) and linked to in the question. Thanks. — David Foerster, Feb 15 '17 at 11:58
Possible duplicate of [How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/25961/how-do-i-install-a-tar-gz-or-tar-bz2-file) — David Foerster, Feb 15 '17 at 11:58
@Γιάννης - I've done some research as requested, and posted an [answer](http://askubuntu.com/a/883598/606721) with a proper official PPA that contains Kodi 16. — AnotherKiwiGuy, Feb 15 '17 at 12:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 15 '17 at 12:20

There is an official PPA for Kodi Jarvis (16.1) available.

You can install it from your Terminal like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/kodi-old

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install kodi

nb. Please make sure to remove the other PPA's for Kodi, as they will conflict with this one.

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