Spotify Installation Issue on Ubuntu 23.10 - Missing libgconf-2-4 Dependency

Spurlos89 — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 05:56:32 GMT

Hello,

I am encountering an issue while trying to install Spotify on Ubuntu 23.10. The installation process is failing due to a missing dependency - libgconf-2-4. However, it appears that this dependency has been removed from the latest Ubuntu version, similar to the changes made in Debian.

I have gathered some relevant information to highlight the problem:

This link shows that the libgconf-2-4 package has been deleted from Ubuntu.
There is an ongoing discussion about this dependency issue in another project, and it seems to be related to the Electron version. You can find the discussion here.
The initial Debian bug report that removed the libgconf-2-4 package can be found here.

As Spotify states that it supports LTS and other releases of Ubuntu and Debian, I consider this to be a critical issue. Ubuntu 23.10 is expected to serve as a base for the next LTS release, which would potentially affect a larger user base.

I kindly request the support team to address this issue and provide a solution or workaround for installing Spotify on Ubuntu 23.10 without the libgconf-2-4 dependency (snap package is not an option). It's important for many users who rely on Spotify for their music needs.

Thank you for your attention and assistance in resolving this matter.

Re: Spotify Installation Issue on Ubuntu 23.10 - Missing libgconf-2-4 Dependency

bluesmissionnaire — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:02:06 GMT

It now indeed prevents Spotify Client to be installed on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
spotify-client : Depends: libgconf-2-4 but it is not installable
Recommends: libavcodec58 but it is not installable or
libavcodec-extra58 but it is not installable or
libavcodec57 but it is not installable or
libavcodec-extra57 but it is not installable or
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 but it is not installable or
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 but it is not installable or
libavcodec54 but it is not installable or
libavcodec-extra-54 but it is not installable
Recommends: libavformat58 but it is not installable or
libavformat57 but it is not installable or
libavformat-ffmpeg56 but it is not installable or
libavformat54 but it is not installable

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