With the transition from Audacity 2.4.2 to Audacity 3.0.0 that Project file structure changed radically to having the entire project contained in a single unified file, see Managing Audacity Projects. To remove the PPA repository, launch Software & Updates utility and navigate to ‘Other Software’ tab. Opening an Audacity 2.x Project in Audacity 3.0 or later. Or run following commands one by one to check updates and install (or upgrade) audacity 2.4.2: sudo apt update

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

Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.Ģ. When terminal opens, run following commands one by one:ġ.) Run command in terminal to add the PPA repository: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/audacity Open terminal either from system application menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. Use it at your own risk! How to Install Audacity 2.4.2 via PPA in Ubuntu 20.04: The PPA package seems working good, though I’m not an audio editor.Īnd I offer no warranty for the packages in PPA. Note the package is built against system’s wxWidgets 3.0.x, while Audacity team recommends to use the patched 3.1.x.

Audacity 3.0 manual