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Why do I get error when I run audacity?
When I run audacity I get the following error message: The system has detected that another copy of Audacity is running. Running two copies of Audacity simultaneously may cause data loss or cause your system to crash.Use the New or Open commands in the currently running Audacity process to open multiple projects simultaneously.
What to do if invisible Audacity is running?
If there are any audacity processes running, you can terminate them all by running the command below from a terminal window: The alternative would be to wait and give it time to exit itself, as sometimes when you close an application window, the process might continue running in the background and tidying up stuff for some moments.
Is there a pre compiled version of audacity?
Instead of compiling Audacity, you may prefer to use a pre-compiled package supplied by your distribution. A listing of these can be found on the Linux download page. On Ubuntu you can also try the daily PPA installation package for the current Audacity code, though this might have bugs which are yet to be fixed.
Why does audacity not open after hard shutdown?
There is a lock file at /var/tmp/audacity-myusername/audacity-lock-myusername that does not get cleaned up after a hard shutdown. It will frustratingly prevent any new instances of audacity from being launched, even if you have no current instances running.
Can a zombie process be killed in Stack Overflow?
You cannot kill zombies, as they are already dead. But if you have too many zombies then kill parent process or restart service. Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!
How to kill a zombie process in gdb?
Here is a script I created to kill ALL zombie processes. It uses the GDB debugger to attach to the parent process and send a waitpid to kill the zombie process. This will leave the parent live and only slay the zombie. GDB debugger will need to be installed and you will need to be logged in with permissions to attach to a process.