{"id":10797,"date":"2021-10-05T08:26:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=10797"},"modified":"2021-10-05T08:26:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:26:19","slug":"install-audacity-on-linux-mint-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/mint\/install-audacity-on-linux-mint-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Audacity on Linux Mint 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction:<\/h2>\n<p>Audacity is a very popular audio editing, recording, and playing application that is free and open-source. It was launched back in 2000 and since then, the features of this tool have been revised several times. It can be used across varying platforms such as Linux, macOS, and Windows. We will learn today how we can install Audacity on a Linux Mint 20 system.<\/p>\n<h2>How can we Install Audacity on our Linux Mint 20 System?<\/h2>\n<p>To install Audacity on Linux Mint 20, you need to perform the following steps:<\/p>\n<h3>Step # 1: Installing the Audacity PPA Repository on Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>First, we will install the Audacity PPA repository on our system with the command shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/audacity<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"42\" class=\"wp-image-10798\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-34.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-34.png 645w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-34-300x20.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 2: Updating the System after Adding the Repository:<\/h3>\n<p>After the successful addition of the Audacity PPA repository to our system, we will execute the update command as follows:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt update<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"22\" class=\"wp-image-10799\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-35.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-35.png 368w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-35-300x18.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 3: Installing Audacity on Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>Then, we can install Audacity on our system by running the command shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt install audacity<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"26\" class=\"wp-image-10800\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-36.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-36.png 449w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-36-300x17.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 4: Confirming the Installation of Audacity on Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>Now, we can confirm the installation of Audacity on our Linux Mint 20 system by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ audacity --version<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-10801\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-37.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-37.png 396w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-37-300x18.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can see the version of Audacity in the image shown below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"367\" class=\"wp-image-10802\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-38.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-38.png 645w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-38-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 5: Launching Audacity through Linux Mint 20 Terminal:<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, we can launch Audacity through the terminal of Linux Mint 20 by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ audacity<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-10803\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-39.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-39.png 310w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-39-300x23.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interface of Audacity is shown in the image below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"539\" class=\"wp-image-10804\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-40.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-40.png 798w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-40-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-40-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How can we Remove Audacity from our Linux Mint 20 System?<\/h2>\n<p>Audacity can be uninstalled from a Linux Mint 20 machine with the following two steps:<\/p>\n<h3>Step # 1: Removing Audacity from Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>First, you need to remove Audacity from your system with the help of the \u201cautoremove\u201d command shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt-get purge --autoremove audacity<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-10805\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-41.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-41.png 566w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-41-300x13.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 2: Removing the Audacity PPA Repository from Linux Mint 20;<\/h3>\n<p>After that, you can also remove the Audacity PPA repository by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/audacity<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"40\" class=\"wp-image-10806\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-42.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-42.png 644w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-42-300x19.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion:<\/h2>\n<p>With the help of this guide, you can quickly install Audacity on your Linux Mint 20 system. With the help of this useful tool, you will not only be able to record your audios but will also be able to edit them very efficiently.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Audacity is a very popular audio editing, recording, and playing application that is free and open-source. 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