man do you use the correct git version?? the only thing that needs to be edited in order to compile the wallet is the following:
I thankfully used that guide and did use the git source. I think it is due to my fully upgraded Ubuntu version. I had some problems compiling other wallets also due to this.
It is your Ubuntu version that is giving you trouble. I can't get it running on Ubuntu 17.04, but it does run on my Ubuntu 16.04 machine