How to Install Audacity 2.2.1 on Ubuntu 17.04, 18.04 via PPA

   Audacity is free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.
Compilation instructions for Audacity are provided in the source code:

• Windows: win\compile.txt
• macOS: mac/Build.txt
• GNU/Linux: INSTALL.

Audacity 2.2.1 Changelog: 

• Updated message translations for nineteen languages
• Several bugs/annoyances in 2.2.0 are now fixed, most importantly:
• Chains once again apply properly
• Auto-scrolling works when adjusting selection boundaries
• Clicking Audacity file icons no longer creates inactive duplicate program instances on macOs High Sierra
• Fix Opening a second project from Mac's Finder produces a second inaccessible instance of Audacity
• Fix Crash applying certain chain files
• Fix Preview fails when selection extends before zero
• Fix Auto-scroll stopped working in 2.2.0
• Fix Using File > Open to import audio gives wrong zoom level and no scroll bar slider

See release notes for complete changes

 Installation instructions:

    Run the following commands in Terminal to install Audacity 2.2.1, via PPA, on Ubuntu:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/audacity $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install audacity

Optional, to remove Audacity, do:

     If you want to uninstall Audacity from Ubuntu Systems, run the following commands in Terminal:

$ sudo apt-get remove --autoremove audacity audacity-data