# Is it possible to build pynq on Ubuntu 18.04?

**URL:** <https://discuss.pynq.io/t/is-it-possible-to-build-pynq-on-ubuntu-18-04/1932>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/is-it-possible-to-build-pynq-on-ubuntu-18-04/1932 "2020-10-26T11:29:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@johnk](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/johnk)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/is-it-possible-to-build-pynq-on-ubuntu-18-04/1932/1 "2020-10-26T11:29:07Z")

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Apparently it is, but I tried both with vagrant and on my own and got into trouble.

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**Author:** ![bartokon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8edcca/32.png) [@bartokon](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/bartokon)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/is-it-possible-to-build-pynq-on-ubuntu-18-04/1932/2 "2020-10-26T16:54:18Z")

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Yes 🙂 first use sdbuild/setup\_host.sh script and follow setup guide for vivado and petalinux, also configure system for passwordless sudo