Install Sonic Pi on Linux ARM Device

Sonic Pi

Write code to make music. Latest version of Sonic Pi.

To run: Menu -> Programming -> Sonic Pi
To run in a terminal: sonic-pi

Fortunately, Sonic Pi is very easy to install on your Linux ARM Device in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Linux ARM Device.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Sonic Pi.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest LTS of Ubuntu or Debian from your hardware manufacturer.
Sonic Pi will run on either an Ubuntu/Debian ARM32 OS or ARM64 OS.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Linux ARM Device with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Sonic Pi

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Sonic Pi.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Multimedia category.

Now scroll down to find Sonic Pi in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Sonic Pi for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io