Does Ardour work on Linux?
Yes. Ardour community publishes an official Linux version of Ardour. It’s on Flathub (274.7K installs) and in the Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed repositories.
How to install Ardour on Linux
Ardour community provides an official Linux version on its website.
Any distro: Flatpak from Flathub
The Flathub package is maintained by the community, not by Ardour community. It has been installed 274,743 times. Linux Mint, Pop!_OS and Zorin OS have Flathub enabled out of the box, Fedora offers it as an optional third-party repository, and on Ubuntu you install Flatpak first.
flatpak install flathub org.ardour.ArdourFrom your distro’s repositories
| Distro | Version | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | 9.0.0 | sudo apt install ardour |
| Debian 13 | 8.12.0 | sudo apt install ardour |
| Fedora 44 | 9.8.0 | sudo dnf install ardour9 |
| Arch Linux | 9.8 | sudo pacman -S ardour |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 9.8.0 | sudo zypper install ardour |
| AUR (Arch community) | 9.0.pre0.r675.ge273ec06bb | yay -S ardour-git |
Package names and versions from Repology. AUR packages are user-maintained; review them before installing.
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Ardour on Linux: common questions
Does Ardour work on Linux?
Yes. Ardour community publishes an official Linux version of Ardour. It’s on Flathub (274.7K installs) and in the Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed repositories.
How do I install Ardour on Ubuntu?
Ardour is in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS’s repositories: run “sudo apt install ardour” in a terminal, or search for it in the App Center. The Flathub version is another option.