How to Build Audacity on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Audacity is a great alternative to Adobe Audition. Here is how to build Audacity on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, since there is no binary.

First, clone the git repo
$ git clone https://github.com/audacity/audacity.git
$ cd audacity

Next, install necessary packages:
$ sudo apt-get install -y libwxbase3.0-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev zlib1g-dev libasound2-dev libgtk-3-dev

Now, you are ready to configure and compile!
$ ./configure
$ make -j4

That's it!