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First of all, I'm new to Ubuntu. I just install it. I do not know anything about linux though I'm a Windows user. I'm trying to install Audacity in the software center but always fails. First, it says that it requires a trusted package. I hit OK and this repeats like 8 times. Then, it just stops. I downloaded the TAR.XZ from the Audacity page, extracted it but... It seems really complicated to install via Terminal, no clear instructions anywhere... Can't I drag an "install" file or similar in Terminal?

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    run sudo apt-get install audacity in a terminal and post the error message(s) you get
    – Panther
    May 23, 2015 at 23:55
  • Thanks for tue quick answer. There were various errors... I'll post it one by one.
    – Rafael Pernia
    May 24, 2015 at 0:01
  • So did that work ? or did you get an error ?
    – Panther
    May 24, 2015 at 0:02
  • First, WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! libflac++6 libportsmf0 libsbsms10 libsoxr0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libvamp-hostsdk3 audacity-data libid3tag0 audacity Install these packages without verification [y/N]? ^Crpo@rafael-Laptop:~$ y Sorry, command-not-found has crashed! Please file a bug report at: bugs.launchpad.net/command-not-found/+filebug Please include the following information with the report: command-not-found version: 0.3 Python version: 3.3.2 final 0 Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 13.10 Release: 13.10 Codename: saucy
    – Rafael Pernia
    May 24, 2015 at 0:03
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    You are running Ubuntu 13.10 which is beyond end of life and thus no longer supported. I suggest you install or upgrade to a supported version of ubuntu.
    – Panther
    May 24, 2015 at 0:04

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I suggest you upgrade to a Ubuntu Trusty Tahr and install Audacity. Procedure:

  1. Switch on your computer.
  2. Press and hold the Shift key, which will bring up the Grub menu.
  3. Select Advanced options.
  4. Select the last option ending with (recovery mode).
  5. A recovery kernel will load. It can take up to a few minutes (depends of your hardware)
  6. Your PC should display a menu with a number of options.
  7. Select Drop to root shell prompt.

  8. In the prompt, run:

    mount -o remount,rw /
mount --all
nano /etc/apt/sources.list

  9. A file will open up. Delete it's content.

  10. Paste the following:

    deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-security multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
# deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed universe multiverse restricted main

    Ctrl + U, paste text. Ctrl + O, save file. Ctrl + X, close nano.

  11. Run these commands at the prompt:

    apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get -f install
dpkg --configure -a
apt-get autoremove
apt-get install audacity
apt-get clean
reboot
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  • Is neccessary to change the sources.list file? I think that it's a pain to type all these lines (as without X started the clipboard doesn't work).
    – 0x2b3bfa0
    May 24, 2015 at 12:07
  • Thanks a lot. I'm now going to reinstall the latest Ubuntu.
    – Rafael Pernia
    May 24, 2015 at 12:20
  • @Helio: Change it before restarting.
    – kyodake
    May 24, 2015 at 14:28

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