[Linux] Local files do not play on Ubuntu 16.04 [SOLVED]

[user-removed]

Thank you for posting the solution and the steps. This has been bugging me for a very long time!

[musicallion]

Hi,

I had a $20AUD btc bounty out on this and your solution worked!

Do you have a BTC address you would like it paid to?

[xirius]

You are a Hero!

[Blinconet]

Worked a charm on Mint 18. I haven't rebooted yet, but the amount of times I've broken the system I'm not worried.

[vanbwodonk]

Worked on 16.04 64bit spotify 1.0.38.171.g5e1cd7b2 !!

thank you very much

[subdavis]

Wow that actually worked.  THANK you!

EDIT: working on Spotify version 1.0.42.151.g19de0aa6

[chrissyshrimpy]

This worked for me, thanks!

[tamvan0098]

Thanks for sharing it's worked perfectly!!!! but when i running this command

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras ffmpeg libavcodec-extra libavcodec-extra57 libavutil55 libavformat57 zenity -y

it's fetched some .exe file?? but never mind! Now i can listen my local music 😄

[user-removed]

Thank you,  this solved the problem for me 😄

[paslio]

Thank you so much, also works on Linux Mint 18.1