Audacity Music Editor missing libraries [Solved]

[stevie pup]

I've just tried to install Audacity from the PPM in Fossa and got error message to tell me the following libraries are missing:

libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_core-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_html-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.0.so.0

I'm hoping somebody out there understands this, because it's gone straight over my head. So, how do I resolve this?

Thanks

[mikeslr]

I'm not currently running Fossapup64. It would be very strange if whoever built Fossapup64's version of Audacity required dependencies not found on Fossapup64's repos. More likely that the missing dependencies are part of the Ubuntu Fossa Focal's structure which wasn't included in Fossapup64's build. If so, you should be able to obtain them via PPM.
Update Puppy Package Manager. Make sure its configured to access all Ubuntu repositories, especially multiverse. Then use the following as PPM's search arguments:
libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.0
libwx_gtk3u_core-3.0
libwx_gtk3u_html-3.0
libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.0.

Note that I've removed the '.so.0' endings. Ubuntu Fossa may have 'moved on' to a later version. The arguments should find the latest version. Installing it will also install a symbolic link to it with the name you found missing.

Frankly, I prefer the easier way to obtain Audacity: get MikeWalsh's portable from here, viewtopic.php?p=45219#p45219

[mikewalsh]

Actually, I hesitated to mention the portable Audacity, Michael. Recently, I've had a few folk get quite snotty when I've mentioned portable versions of something they're trying to get running.

They've gone out of their way to make it quite clear that they don't want a different version, they simply want to get the version they DO have to work.....

Which IS fair comment, so I won't even suggest anything similar to these individuals in future. I can take a hint..!

T'other Mike.

[stevie pup]

I'm not currently running Fossapup64. It would be very strange if whoever built Fossapup64's version of Audacity required dependencies not found on Fossapup64's repos. More likely that the missing dependencies are part of the Ubuntu Fossa Focal's structure which wasn't included in Fossapup64's build. If so, you should be able to obtain them via PPM.
Update Puppy Package Manager. Make sure its configured to access all Ubuntu repositories, especially multiverse. Then use the following as PPM's search arguments:
libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.0
libwx_gtk3u_core-3.0
libwx_gtk3u_html-3.0
libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.0.

Note that I've removed the '.so.0' endings. Ubuntu Fossa may have 'moved on' to a later version. The arguments should find the latest version. Installing it will also install a symbolic link to it with the name you found missing.

Frankly, I prefer the easier way to obtain Audacity: get MikeWalsh's portable from here, viewtopic.php?p=45219#p45219

Thank you for that Mike, if necessary I'll try both options tomorrow.

Actually, I hesitated to mention the portable Audacity, Michael. Recently, I've had a few folk get quite snotty when I've mentioned portable versions of something they're trying to get running.

They've gone out of their way to make it quite clear that they don't want a different version, they simply want to get the version they DO have to work.....

Which IS fair comment, so I won't even suggest anything similar to these individuals in future. I can take a hint..!

T'other Mike.

I'm sure the majority of us are grateful for your comments and suggestions Mike, and I don't get why anyone would get snotty about them. Admittedly I would be irritated if someone suggested using some completely different software, which unfortunately some people often do, but I don't have any issue with using a different version of the same software.

Thanks again to you both

[wizard]

@stevie pup
@mikewalsh

I'm sure the majority of us are grateful for your comments and suggestions Mike, and I don't get why anyone would get snotty about them. Admittedly I would be irritated if someone suggested using some completely different software, which unfortunately some people often do, but I don't have any issue with using a different version of the same software.

I look at things a bit different I guess, grateful when anyone has taken their time to read and respond. Suggestions of alternate programs has led me to some real gems. Mike, how about a preface up front like "If you cannot get your xyz version to work consider this version". Anyone with a "snotty" reply to that doesn't really want help.

Just make sure you keep sending all that stuff to me

Thanks
wizard

[mikewalsh]

@stevie pup / @wizard :-

Not a bad idea, Wiz . I might adopt it in future. Personally, I'm gobsmacked that anybody considers MY offerings to be worth taking seriously.....

Appreciate the vote of confidence.

Mike.

[bigpup]

I've just tried to install Audacity from the PPM in Fossa and got error message to tell me the following libraries are missing:

libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_core-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_html-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.0.so.0

I first did a data base update in PPM before doing this.

I just installed it from PPM on my Fossapup64 9.5 install, fully updated by Quickpet -> Info -> Fossapup updates.
Audacity v 2.3.3
I get no error messages and it seems to run OK.

I did notice it had to go out and download and install some things from other locations on the internet.
Not locations specific on Ubuntu repository.

You must make sure you actually have enough free space for the complete install.
PPM is bad about no warning that enough space is not there.

Are these errors when you just start Audacity or when you try to do something with it?

[bigpup]

Audacity web site has a Appimage of their Linux version.
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/linux/

It also works OK for me.

Note:
Appimage files need to be given exec permission to be able to run.
Right click on it, select properties, check exec options.
This is a security thing.
So it cannot run automatically after downloading.

[geo_c]

@stevie pup / @wizard :-
Personally, I'm gobsmacked that anybody considers MY offerings to be worth taking seriously.....

Appreciate the vote of confidence.

Mike.

I just wanted to mention how much mileage I've gotten out your portable version of Xnview. It's gotta be hands down the easiest application available to batch convert images. I used it to do all the icons in the Eye Candy section. And I'm doing many more.

Personally I've never been a big fan of Audacity. I haven't seriously tried it in years, but it used to have this way of chopping up the audio files into digestible bits to process. So it would create these large numbers of smaller proprietary files. It never seemed like a really stable way to go about. Just my two cents.

That being said, there aren't a lot of good alternatives in the linux environment that have it's capabilities.

[stevie pup]

I first did a data base update in PPM before doing this.

I just installed it from PPM on my Fossapup64 9.5 install, fully updated by Quickpet -> Info -> Fossapup updates.
Audacity v 2.3.3
I get no error messages and it seems to run OK.

I did notice it had to go out and download and install some things from other locations on the internet.
Not locations specific on Ubuntu repository.

You must make sure you actually have enough free space for the complete install.
PPM is bad about no warning that enough space is not there.

First off I started again, made sure everything was updated and plenty of space, and still got same error message re missing libraries. Even tried to search for them manually but couldn't find them. Couldn't figure out what was going on here, so moved on and gave Mike's portable a try, success! Admittedly it took me three attempts to get the menu entry to work, but that was my own fault. I didn't bother to look at the "menu readme" until I had two failed attempts, so that'll teach me.

Not a bad idea, Wiz . I might adopt it in future. Personally, I'm gobsmacked that anybody considers MY offerings to be worth taking seriously.....

Appreciate the vote of confidence.

So you can take my success as another vote of confidence Mike. Still don't understand why anyone would grumble about it being "different version" though.

As I've got where I wanted to be I'm going to mark this thread as solved, and won't be bothering to try the appimage, but thank you again for everyone's input.

[norgo]

I've just tried to install Audacity from the PPM in Fossa and got error message to tell me the following libraries are missing:

libwx_gtk3u_adv-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_core-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_html-3.0.so.0
libwx_gtk3u_qa-3.0.so.0

I'm hoping somebody out there understands this, because it's gone straight over my head. So, how do I resolve this?

Audacity won't run with the regular wxWidgets
If you are familiar with compiling you could build the needed libs from source.

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git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/audacity/wxWidgets/

cd wxWidgets
mkdir buildgtk
cd buildgtk

../configure --with-gtk
make

a powerful CPU is recommendable

[williams2]

I have all of those files, installed using ppm.

i have these links:

https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/18.04/ubuntu-un ... 4.deb.html
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/u ... _amd64.deb
https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/18.04/ubuntu-un ... 4.deb.html
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/u ... _amd64.deb