[Slackbuilds-users] Audacity?

phalange at komputermatrix.com phalange at komputermatrix.com
Fri Apr 4 15:01:39 UTC 2025


On 2025-04-04 05:15, B. Watson wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Apr 2025, slackbuilds--- via SlackBuilds-users wrote:
> 
>> The latest Audacity 2 version in the Slackbuild is 2.4.1 . There is a 
>> 2.4.2 version (https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases?page=5)
>> Trying to build 2.4.1 and 2.4.2 both give errors related to wxWidgets.
>> 
>> Is it possible to bring back the Audacity 2 Slackbuild, maybe as a 
>> separate "audacity2" Slackbuild (if it's possible to get it to build)?
> 
> If you can get it to build, you're welcome to submit an audacity2
> SlackBuild. Maybe name it "audacity-legacy2" or "audacity2-legacy",
> to make it obvious that it's an older version.
> 
>> Or, does anyone know a good audio editing alternative that would be 
>> usable on Slackware?
> 
> You could try ardour. It might be a bit "heavy" if you're used to
> audacity, but it's highly functional.
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The AppImage for v3.7.3 works on Slack15, but you have to download the 
AppImage for Ubuntu 20.04, NOT the one for 22.04.

https://www.audacityteam.org/download/linux/

-AP


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