Error installing Audacity 2.0.4 in Ubuntu 10.04

[Charise]

You are correct: I have libsndfile1 1.0.21-2.

Is there a way to know what programs are dependent on this package? That would give me an idea whether I'd want to build the newer version.

[steve]

Is there a way to know what programs are dependent on this package?

Yes, and there's loads of stuff.
Open Synaptic package manager and select libsndfile for removal. Before Synaptic removes it you will be asked if you also want to remove ....(a load of other applications).
After seeing the list - back out of the changes (cancel the operation).

You know that you shouldn't really be still on Lucid as it became obsolete last May What is it that's putting you off upgrading to a supported OS? Is it the Unity Desktop?
One possible approach would be to back up all of your data, have a go at updating libsndfile, and if you trash your machine, install a new OS

[Charise]

I see there are many programs I use that depend on libsndfile, so I don't want to try to change this file at this point. I've put off upgrading Ubuntu partly because of the new Unity desktop, and partly because I have a dual boot with Windows XP (another obsolete OS, I know!) using an old version of Grub, and I would have to go through a manual process of installation in order to maintain my dual boot. Since all the programs I'm currently using still work in 10.04, I haven't taken the 3 days or so that I would probably need to upgrade and configure the new OS the way I'd want. I expect I'll have to upgrade sometime in the next year, but I'm putting it off as long as I can.

[steve]

I've put off upgrading Ubuntu partly because of the new Unity desktop

I was put off by Unity desktop. I tried it when it first came out and I don't like the "App" look. If I want Apps I'll get a smart phone. I switched to Debian, and I love it
I've also tried Mint with the MATE desktop - if you like the old Gnome 2 desktop then MATE is a good option. I'm currently running Gnome 3 on Debian but I might give MATE a go at some point. (I sometimes feel sorry for users that are confined to the "like it or lump it" approach of other OS's )

and partly because I have a dual boot with Windows XP (another obsolete OS, I know!)

That was my last Windows OS before I upgraded to Linux, and probably my favourite MS OS. I still have an old XP box that I occasionally use for testing, and I have XP installed as a virtual machine on my main Linux laptop (using Virtualbox). XP runs pretty well in Virtualbox - a little slower than on real hardware, but my laptop is quite old and does not have hardware virtualization. It should run fantastically on an i3 or i5 processor.

using an old version of Grub

That should not be too much of a problem.
If you delete your old Linux partitions before re-installing (you could use a Live CD to do that) then you should be able to install Linux into the free space and simply overwrite the old version of Grub with the current version. Advanced installers such as Ubuntu and Mint should make that quite a painless process.

I haven't taken the 3 days or so that I would probably need to upgrade and configure the new OS the way I'd want.

Always best not to rush these things

[Charise]

Thanks for the other desktop suggestions--I will definitely check them out when I take the plunge and upgrade. I appreciate all the support you provide for Audacity.

[Gale Andrews]

If you don't care about the WAV metadata you could also try reverting src/export/ExportPCM.cpp to r12243 ( http://code.google.com/p/audacity/source/detail?r=12243 ) that is, the version before the one where these changes were added.

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rm src/export/ExportPCM.cpp
svn up -r 12243 src/export/ExportPCM.cpp 

Gale