How To Install audacity on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install audacity on CentOS 7. audacity is Multitrack audio editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install audacity on CentOS 7.

What is audacity

Audacity is a cross-platform multitrack audio editor. It allows you to record sounds directly or to import files in various formats. It features a few simple effects, all of the editing features you should need, and unlimited undo. The GUI was built with wxWidgets and the audio I/O supports PulseAudio, OSS and ALSA under Linux.

We can use yum or dnf to install audacity on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install audacity.

Install audacity on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install audacity using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install audacity

Install audacity on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install audacity using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install audacity

How To Uninstall audacity on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the audacity package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove audacity

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install audacity on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.