How to install Audacity on a Chromebook and record audio with it


Today we are looking at how to install Audacity on a Chromebook and how to record with it.  Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

Please take note that with the release of Chrome OS 90,  the location of Linux Apps has been changed in the Chromebook’s settings.  Have a look at this tutorial, to see how to turn on Linux apps and then continue with the installation tutorial.

Instructions:
Linux Terminal:
1) sudo apt update
2) sudo apt install audacity

Second Terminal:
3) vmc stop termina
4) vmc start termina --enable-audio-capture

URL:
chrome://flags/#crostini-gpu-support

We also created another tutorial to install the latest version of Audacity. the windows, version.  If you have a Chromebook with an Intel or AMD CPU and the Google Play Store, look here

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