Ubuntu 15.04 ships with libgcrypt20, but spotify app version is not compatible with

[#1]

Hi there,

Just notice that the current spotify app version is not compatible with libgcrypt20.
In http://askubuntu.com/questions/613081/spotify-has-stopped-working-on-the-latest-ubuntu-today-15-04 you find a quick solution, but I think that a new spotify build would be required.

[#2]

Read this:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotify-0-9-17-for-GNU-Linux-and-the-upc...

[#3]

What should I see in that thread? Is a solution posted?

[#4 · Accepted solution]

I went through the forum and found this.

Originally posted by: olejon

So for those who want Spotify up and running on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, you'll need libgcrypt11 which is not included in the repositories, but you can use the version from Ubuntu 14.10 successfully.

Download the deb package from here (choose between 32-bit and 64-bit):

http://packages.ubuntu.com/utopic/libgcrypt11

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 I hope the information was helpful, and as an old Linux user I am afraid this kind of problem tends to be reoccuring. When new distro releases comes out they usually rebuild it for use with the latest stable version of a library to rid the system of older librarys (the consume diskspace and pose a certain security risk). The solution is to find a compatible package or to download, compile and install the library from source.

/Anders

[#5]

Ubuntu 15.04 installed liggcrypt20 and seems to consider liggcrypt11 as old.

There is only a transitional dev package.

Since this concerns security issue, i'm sorry but i won't install any old version.

[#6]

You're right about that, spotify should frequently update the client to at least fit to the newest security requirements of its operating systems. I myself did the workaround, but I would be happier if the client was updated.

[#7]

Not if you arrange your repo per release. Eg. <url> wily stable etc.

Then you would not be able to install the same (on wiley non functioning) version on wiley.