1. Home/
  2. Howtos/
  3. Audacity 2.3.0 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04

Audacity 2.3.0 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04

Last updated: October 8, 2018

Audacity audio editor and recorder 2.3.0 was released one day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 18 and 19.

New features in Audacity 2.3.0 according to the release note:

  • New feature – “Punch and Roll Recording”
  • Pinned-play-head can now be repositioned by dragging
  • Play-at-speed now can be adjusted whilst playing.
  • Toolbars controlling volume and speed can now be resized for greater precision
  • Macros (formerly ‘Chains’) substantially extended
    • New Macro palette
    • Macros can be bound to keyboard keys
  • New commands: New ‘Tools’ menu, and new ‘Scriptables’ commands
  • Nyquist gains AUD-DO command
  • Nyquist effects are now translatable and translated
  • More dialogs have help buttons now
  • Increased legibility of trackname display
  • Half-wave option for collapsed tracks
  • Sliding Stretch
  • Dialog (option) for entering labels
  • And numerous bug-fixes.

How to Install Audacity 2.3.0 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 16.04 and higher, the new release package can be easily installed from this third-party PPA.

1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/audacity

Type your password (no asterisks feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter to add the PPA.

2. If you have a previous version installed, you can upgrade Audacity via Software Updater after adding the PPA.

or run following commands one by one to check updates and install (or upgrade) audacity 2.3.0:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install audacity

Uninstall:

To remove the PPA repository, launch Software & Updates utility and navigate to ‘Other Software’ tab.

To remove Audacity audio software, either use system package manager or run command in terminal:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove audacity audacity-data
In Howtos, News , ,
 

    Twitter

    I'm a freelance blogger who started using Ubuntu in 2007 and wishes to share my experiences and some useful tips with Ubuntu beginners and lovers. Please comment to let me know if the tutorial is outdated! And, notify me if you find any typo/grammar/language mistakes. English is not my native language. Contact me via ubuntuhandbook1@gmail.com Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/ubuntuhandbook1

    6 responses to Audacity 2.3.0 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04

    1. tux September 30, 2018 at 1:24 pm

      in your ppa in 18.10 nearly every plugin crashes audacity and wahwah (an effect) also crashes audacity, don’t have the problem with the older official repo version

      any ideas?

    2. Scouser73 October 1, 2018 at 6:12 am

      Thanks for this Ji, your site is brilliant btw.

    3. Shawn Roske November 24, 2018 at 3:08 pm

      I’m getting unable to update errors in 18.04. Google found me your page and I added the repository, updated. Tried software updater. Same error. Tried to apt install. Still same error.

    4. Fulvio December 8, 2018 at 1:36 pm

      Good, but how to install an additional plugin? The folder where the embedded ones are saved is locked for writing! Help!

    5. Rosendo Pablo Ramírez February 21, 2019 at 6:05 pm

      Hi to all,

      I have installed audacity in kubuntu 16.0 but it does not pick up the plugins that I have installed, any idea to scan.

    6. Michael Godey March 22, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      It seems like Audacity cannot be down loaded as a stand alone for Ubuntu. Any direct web address to do that?