How to Install Audacity 2.3.3 in Kubuntu 20.04?

Audacity is a versatile audio editor & recorder that's completely free to use. You can use it in Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux. A few days ago, Audacity announced their latest release, 2.4.0, but due to a serious bug (that has the potential to corrupt your audio files), it's being paused.

Until the bug is fixed, users are advised to revert back to 2.3.3. So if you have already installed the latest version, then first you have to remove it, update your package database and then reinstall the version 2.3.3.

Note: Audacity has this nasty habit of associating itself as the default application for opening certain audio formats (such as MP3). There is no way around it, so you'll have to manually set the previous application for those file types.

Enter the below command to remove the 2.4.0 version:

sudo apt remove audacity

Enter the next command to update your package database:

sudo apt update

Then use the below command to install Audacity 2.3.3:

sudo apt install audacity

That's it.