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New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. The Now Playing View in the right sidebar shows the album art and info of the current song or pod...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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Recent Linux client update changes

Hey! There has been an update to the Spotify Linux client signatures.Users may see errors linked to missing keys and failed signature verifications for Spotify when updating the system. If this happens to you, this can be fixed by manually adding the...

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Solved!! [Troubleshooting] Linux Spotify

Having trouble with Spotify on your Desktop app? Here’s what to try first. Search the Community Someone might have asked your question on the Community before.So type your issue into the search box and have a look. Basic troubleshooting Go through th...

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Superuser Contribution Easy way to install on Linux needed

Hi, I wanted to download spotify for linux. But the instructions are incomplete and unclear. Is there a simple, more familiar, way to download and install it, like other linux programs? I'm using Kubuntu 17.10Often web pages have a one click download...

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  • Hi, I  wanted to download spotify for linux. But the instructions are incomplete and unclear. Is there a simple, more familiar, way to download and install it, like other linux programs? I'm usi...
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Spotify-client package that works on fedora, rhel etc.

Ok, so after some searching, I remembered that there is actually a guy who makes rpm's for:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)CentOSScientific LinuxOracle Linuxversions 6.x and 7.xAnd also Fedora.Here's his page: http://negativo17.org/spotify-client/ Hap...

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  • Ok, so after some searching, I remembered that there is actually a guy who makes rpm's for: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) CentOS Scientific Linux Oracle Linux versions 6.x and 7.x And also Fe...
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Solved!! Unable to play specific songs

I am unable to play some songs, see the attached screen. I am a premium user and I already removed cache and restarted thy system. Tried to change the cache locatin as well. Client version: $ spotify --versionSpotify version 1.0.69.336.g7edcc575, Cop...

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  • I am unable to play some songs, see the attached screen.   I am a premium user and I already removed cache and restarted thy system.  Tried to change the cache locatin as well.   ...
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Spotify for mandriva?

Hi Everyone!I wonder if someone out there could help me.Is it possible to install Spotify for Linux openmandriva?Best from Brazil,Cassio

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  • Hi Everyone! I wonder if someone out there could help me. Is it possible to install Spotify for Linux openmandriva? Best from Brazil, Cassio
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to Add a Directory to Play Local Files (linux)

HI! I'm using the Desktop version of Spotify on linux (Kubuntu), and I'm having some trouble when trying to add a Local diretory to import some local files. I click oh the "Add a Source" button under Settings, but nothing seems to happen. I was wonde...

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  • HI!   I'm using the Desktop version of Spotify on linux (Kubuntu), and I'm having some trouble when trying to add a Local diretory to import some local files.   I click oh the "Add a So...
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Missing spotify.desktop

I just installed spotify on my Mac running Ubuntu. I tried to change the scale factor in the spotify.desktop file located in /usr/share/applications, but it didn't exist. I created it, added the regular stuff, and rebooted. The scale didn't change, a...

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  • I just installed spotify on my Mac running Ubuntu. I tried to change the scale factor in the spotify.desktop file located in /usr/share/applications, but it didn't exist. I created it, added the regu...
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install music in spotify

tell me how to install music in spotify.and how to download music from spotify ?

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  • tell me how to install music in spotify. and how to download music from spotify ?
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Linux clients don't show up as local devices on home network

Hi,I'm trying to sync a playlist using "Local files" located on my computer onto my phone. The suggested way to do this is to connect both the computer and phone to the same WiFi network, and then to toggle the "Download Offline" option on the phone....

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  • Hi, I'm trying to sync a playlist using "Local files" located on my computer onto my phone. The suggested way to do this is to connect both the computer and phone to the same WiFi network, and then ...
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How to play just one track from an album?

When searching for an artist and selecting just one track and telling it to play, rather than just platying that track it adds all the following tracks on the album to 'Next Up' (or replaces any which are already there). If the play queue is not empt...

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  • When searching for an artist and selecting just one track and telling it to play, rather than just platying that track it adds all the following tracks on the album to 'Next Up' (or replaces any whic...
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Spotify in Linux Ubuntu - Unable to Log-in

I'm using the most recent release of Linux Ubuntu and I am unable to log into my Spotify Account via Facebook. Is there a way I can access my account without having to create a new one? I have like 6 years of Music on that account and my Spotify Prem...

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  • I'm using the most recent release of Linux Ubuntu and I am unable to log into my Spotify Account via Facebook.   Is there a way I can access my account without having to create a new one? I ha...
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Thanks for providing Spotify for Linux

I just wanted to say thanks for making a Linux client. As an Ubuntu user, I just get tickled pink when someone provides commercial software that actually works for Linux, let alone software that I actually use. So once again, thanks.

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  • I just wanted to say thanks for making a Linux client. As an Ubuntu user, I just get tickled pink when someone provides commercial software that actually works for Linux, let alone software that I ac...
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[Linux][Web player] problem on click on track in random mode

Hi, I noticed for a few days now that when the random mode is activated, the manually selected song is not the the played one, as if the random mode was also triggered after the selection of the track. I'm on Ubuntu 14.04. Friendly.

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  • Hi,    I noticed for a few days now that when the random mode is activated, the manually selected song is not the the played one, as if the random mode was also triggered after the s...
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Spotify causes a logout when clicking play

Version: newest version (1:1.0.69.336.g7edcc575-39)OS: Elementary OS LokiAudio card: RME Babyface Pro (Class Complient Mode)Issue:1. Start Spotify2. Hit the play button the first time (starts playing music)3. Choose another track by "clicking a track...

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  • Version: newest version (1:1.0.69.336.g7edcc575-39) OS: Elementary OS Loki Audio card: RME Babyface Pro (Class Complient Mode) Issue: 1. Start Spotify 2. Hit the play button the first time ...
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Latest spotify-client for Linux with tray icon support?

Hello all, I followed these instructions: https://www.spotify.com/es/download/linux/ Installed spotify-client 1:1.0.49.125.g72ee7853-111 on Ubuntu MATE 17.10. I have the main window but if I click the close window button, it closes. If I hit minimize...

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  • Hello all,   I followed these instructions: https://www.spotify.com/es/download/linux/   Installed spotify-client 1:1.0.49.125.g72ee7853-111 on Ubuntu MATE 17.10.   I have the ma...
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Superuser Contribution Can not install per guidelines - libatomic1 and consequently gcc-5-base

I am attempting to install per official Spotify steps on their homepage. But, when I get to the apt-get install spotify-client, I get the error: spotify-client : Depends: libatomic1 but it is not going to be installed attempted to install libatomic1 ...

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  • I am attempting to install per official Spotify steps on their homepage. But, when I get to the apt-get install spotify-client, I get the error:    spotify-client : Depends: libatomic1 bu...
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Queues clear on restarting Spotify

My system crashed earlier today for some reason. Of course I had to restart it. The problem was that I had added about 90+ songs to my Spotify Queue before that, and wasn't even half-through them. I lost the entire queue when I restarted my system an...

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  • My system crashed earlier today for some reason. Of course I had to restart it. The problem was that I had added about 90+ songs to my Spotify Queue before that, and wasn't even half-through them. I ...
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