{"id":7539,"date":"2018-02-22T15:08:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T15:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7539"},"modified":"2018-02-22T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T15:08:44","slug":"audacity-2-2-2-released-how-to-install-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/02\/audacity-2-2-2-released-how-to-install-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Audacity 2.2.2 Released! (How to Install \/ Upgrade)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/audacity-icon245.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6630\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Audacity audio editor 2.2.2 was released two days ago with some improvements and several bug-fixes. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and Ubuntu 18.04.<\/p>\n<p>Audacity 2.2.2 release highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easier zooming in and out with mousewheel, new Zoom Toggle command, and context menu for vertical rulers.<\/li>\n<li>Easy access to change keyboard bindings of menu commands by holding Shift key<\/li>\n<li>Detection of dropout errors while recording with overburdened CPU<\/li>\n<li>Improved contrasts in Light and Dark themes<\/li>\n<li>Half-wave display option<\/li>\n<li>Several bugs\/annoyances in 2.2.1 are now fixed<\/li>\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.audacityteam.org\/wiki\/Release_Notes_2.2.2\" target=\"_blank\">Release Notes<\/a> for details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/audacity-audio-recorder.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/audacity-audio-recorder-600x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/audacity-audio-recorder-600x403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/audacity-audio-recorder-450x302.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/audacity-audio-recorder-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/audacity-audio-recorder.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install Audacity 2.2.2 in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n<p>The Audacity team does not offer pre-compiled Linux binaries. Other than building from source, a <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/audacity\" target=\"_blank\">third-party PPA<\/a> is available with Audacity 2.2.2 packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and Ubuntu 18.04.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for &#8216;terminal&#8217; from app launcher. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/audacity<\/pre>\n<p><i>Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter to add the PPA.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/audacity-ppa-xenial-600x88.jpg\" alt=\"audacity ppa\" width=\"600\" height=\"88\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/audacity-ppa-xenial-600x88.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/audacity-ppa-xenial-450x66.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/audacity-ppa-xenial.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> If you have a previous version installed, you can upgrade Audacity via Software Updater after adding the PPA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/update-audacity-450x309.jpg\" alt=\"upgrade audacity\" width=\"450\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/update-audacity-450x309.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/update-audacity-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/update-audacity.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>or run following commands one by one to check updates and install (or upgrade) audacity 2.2:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install audacity<\/pre>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove the PPA repository, launch <b>Software &#038; Updates<\/b> utility and navigate to &#8216;Other Software&#8217; tab.<\/p>\n<p>To remove Audacity audio software, either use system package manager or run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt-get remove --autoremove audacity audacity-data<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audacity audio editor 2.2.2 was released two days ago with some improvements and several bug-fixes. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and Ubuntu 18.04. Audacity 2.2.2 release highlights: Easier zooming in and out with mousewheel, new Zoom Toggle command, and context menu for vertical rulers. 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