I don't think you'll be able to use Ubuntu 16 to install RetroPie, even if you check out the 4.5.1 version - most of the packages will not work with that old Ubuntu version.
You can try installing the current Debian release or a more recent (18.04) Ubuntu version and install RetroPie as explained in the docs.
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