# Sonic Pi 3.1 or higher on HP Elitebook 8440p / Linux

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**Created:** [August 23, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-pi-3-1-or-higher-on-hp-elitebook-8440p-linux/1441 "2018-08-23T06:00:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sonic-pi-3-1-or-higher-on-hp-elitebook-8440p-linux/1441/1 "2018-08-23T06:00:36Z")

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Hey, i just have the opportunity to buy a bunch of hp elitebook 8440p (i5 first generation) for a really decent price. I’d like to use them for my coding courses (processing, python and, of course, sonic pi). For sure i want to use a Linux system (raspbian x86, linux mint would be my favouirites, but _any_ other will be fine). Of course i’d need a current sonic pi version running on this machines. I have seen some manuals about compliling sonic pi for different linux versions, but didn’t manage that yet. (no details here, will check back later with that!)

Problem: I have to decide today, wether to buy these machines or not. But i cannot work on this compiling problem today. So my question for now: Do you think it is surely possible to install / compile sonic pi (3.1 or higher) under _any_ linux on a hp elitebook 8440p, or do you expect any inviolable obstacles?

thanks in advance for any answer

pit