2017-02-15, 15:12
Because a lot of parts in Ubuntu is depending on python and replacing the one that comes in the official repositories is considered a big no-no. If/when something blows up, like apt, everybody is going to be like "yeah you messed with the distribution, glhf".
EDIT: I've posted about this in the Linux support sub-forum as well: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=307169
EDIT: I've posted about this in the Linux support sub-forum as well: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=307169