How to Install Audacity on Linux: Terminal & AppImage Methods

Installing Audacity via Terminal

• 💡 For Ubuntu and Debian-based systems, use the command sudo apt install audacity in the terminal.
• 🎯 For Fedora users, the command is sudo dnf install audacity.
• 🔑 After entering the command, you will be prompted for your password and to confirm the installation by typing 'y'.
• ⏳ The system will then download and install Audacity, displaying a progress bar.
• ✅ Once installed, Audacity version 3.4.2 can be found in your programs and opened.

Installing Audacity via AppImage

• 🚀 Download the official Audacity AppImage directly from the Audacity website for Ubuntu.
• 📂 Navigate to your downloads folder where the audacity-linux.appimage file is located.
• 🛠️ To make the AppImage executable, use the command chmod +x audacity-linux.appimage in the terminal.
• ▶️ Run the AppImage by typing ./audacity-linux.appimage in the terminal.
• 🧐 This method may provide a newer version of Audacity compared to the terminal installation.