Download the source file and extract it to your home directory.
Be sure to have the necessary libraries and other dependencies installed before
extracting the file.
Use the terminal and open the file according to the tar manual page.
Change to the now open directory.
Type su or sudo to get to root.
Type ./configure --help and look at the options given; you can pass these to the command line to customize the install.
TYpe ./configure and add what options you want.
Hit enter. If the build stops due to an error, look at the output and see where the problem is. Correct that problem by reconfiguring or adding what it needs.
After the configure script is done, type make depends. Any dependecies from the source file will be made.
Type make && make install clean. If the program is properly compiles, built, installed, and cleaned, you will have a functioning audacity program cutomized for you.
Type cd .. and type the following command only to be used for removing the file.
Type rm -rf audacity*.
exit from root.
When using audacity, always open an external window after the primary one is opened and work from there. If you're not careful, you can kill a soundcard with audacity.