# Sonic doesnt launch on Raspberry Pi Buster OS

**URL:** <https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-doesnt-launch-on-raspberry-pi-buster-os/2933>\
**Category:** Support, Help & Resources\
**Created:** [November 18, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-doesnt-launch-on-raspberry-pi-buster-os/2933 "2019-11-18T10:30:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ethancrawford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@ethancrawford](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/ethancrawford)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-doesnt-launch-on-raspberry-pi-buster-os/2933/21 "2021-05-01T15:32:14Z")

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Hi @Kenny,

If you need further help with your new question, since it is not related to the main topic above, it’s best to open up a new topic so it can be kept separate from the existing discussion that was here 🙂

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**Author:** ![robin.newman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@robin.newman](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/robin.newman)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-doesnt-launch-on-raspberry-pi-buster-os/2933/22 "2021-05-02T08:57:51Z")

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Hi Kenny  
I run Sonic Pi automatically on a Raspberry Pi with the latest Raspberry Pi OS with the following.  
In a terminal type

```ruby
#check autostart folder exists and create if not
mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart
#copy Sonic Pi desktop file to the autostart folder  
cp /usr/share/applications/sonic-pi.desktop ~/.config/autostart/.

```

If you then restart your Pi it will automatically start Sonic Pi when the System boots up.

To reverse the process use

```ruby
rm ~/.config/autostart/sonic-pi.desktop

```

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**Author:** ![Kenny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kenny](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Kenny)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-doesnt-launch-on-raspberry-pi-buster-os/2933/23 "2021-05-02T09:25:34Z")

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yes,it works. thank you sooooo much.

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**Author:** ![robin.newman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@robin.newman](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/robin.newman)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-doesnt-launch-on-raspberry-pi-buster-os/2933/24 "2021-05-02T09:26:18Z")

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That’s great. Enjoy using Sonic Pi.

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