How do i install ESRI File GDB API in Ubuntu 16.04 so QGIS 2.8 can see it?

Can someone tell me how to get QGIS 2.8 in Ubuntu to see the ESRI File GDB API?

I am trying to install the ESRI File GDB API (https://github.com/Esri/file-geodatabase-api/tree/master/FileGDB_API_1.5) but i seem to be unable to do so. I know that QGIS has the open fileGDB, but that won't let me edit. I am not finding a lot of instructions out there besides the readme provided by the API

I followed the instructions in the API to make the samples, but these result in errors such as:

../../lib/libFileGDBAPI.so: undefined reference to `GetFileAttributes(wchar_t const*)'
../../lib/libFileGDBAPI.so: undefined reference to `IID_IGeometry2'
../../lib/libFileGDBAPI.so: undefined reference to `FindNextFile(void*, _WIN32_FIND_DATA*)'

I am running Ubuntu 16.04.4 on a virtual box vm. The GDAL version for this machine is 1.11.3, released 2015/09/16. My system buildout is as follows:

    QGIS version    2.8.6-Wien  QGIS code revision  exported
    Compiled against Qt 4.8.7   Running against Qt  4.8.7
    Compiled against GDAL/OGR   1.11.3  Running against GDAL/OGR    1.11.3
    Compiled against GEOS   3.5.0-CAPI-1.9.0    Running against GEOS    3.5.0-CAPI-1.9.0 r4084
    PostgreSQL Client Version   9.5.13  SpatiaLite Version  4.3.0a
    QWT Version 6.1.2   PROJ.4 Version  492
    QScintilla2 Version 2.9.1