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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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chiddekel

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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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sleeksorrow

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Superuser Contribution MPRIS cover art url file not found

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceDesktop ComputerOperating SystemUbuntu 20.04 My Question or IssueI know this is like yelling into an echo chamber as nothing ever comes of these bug reports. We Linux users are basically just talking to ourselves. But here goe...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Desktop Computer Operating System Ubuntu 20.04   My Question or Issue I know this is like yelling into an echo chamber as nothing ever comes of these bug r...

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Solved!! App is not opening

PlanPremiumDeviceDesktopOperating SystemManjaro Linux My desktop app just does not open. It starts, appears in the panel and just closes.When using the terminal to open it, this message appears: >Gtk-Message: 11:00:25.308: Failed to load module "canb...

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Plan Premium Device Desktop Operating System Manjaro Linux   My desktop app just does not open. It starts, appears in the panel and just closes. When using the terminal to open it, this ...

JasonLG1979

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Solved!! Linux client startup very slow

PlanPremium (Family)CountryBrazilDeviceDell Inspiron 14 SeriesOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.3 Xfce My Question or IssueUnlike the startup on Windows client, on Linux it's very slow to startup the Spotify client. Sometimes it gets so slow that I prefe...

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Plan Premium (Family) Country Brazil Device Dell Inspiron 14 Series Operating System Linux Mint 19.3 Xfce   My Question or Issue Unlike the startup on Windows client, on Linux it's ver...

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Spotify and canberra-gtk-module (Manjaro / Archlinux)

Hello,since today I get this error when sarting spotify: $ spotify Gtk-Message: 22:00:27.553: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 22:00:27.553: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) I did ...

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Hello, since today I get this error when sarting spotify:   $ spotify Gtk-Message: 22:00:27.553: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 22:00:27.553: Failed to load modu...

LordAnaphaxeton

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Solved!! Spotiy for RPM based distro

 PlanPremiumCountryIT Is there a client for RPM based distro? 

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  Plan Premium Country IT   Is there a client for RPM based distro?  

JasonLG1979

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes on startup (Arch linux)

Operating SystemArch Linux (5.5.9-arch1-2) Spotify (snap info)version: spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15revision: 41 My Question or IssueSpotify will not start, gives this error:Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped) Let me know what other info I can give...

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Operating System Arch Linux (5.5.9-arch1-2)   Spotify (snap info) version: spotify 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 revision: 41   My Question or Issue Spotify will not start, gives this err...

JasonLG1979

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Position from DBus

I posted this in the main forums earlier and have since found many other examples of people asking for this feature. I wanted to put it here to add my voice, just in case the developers actually read these. Would it be possible for the devs to implem...

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I posted this in the main forums earlier and have since found many other examples of people asking for this feature. I wanted to put it here to add my voice, just in case the developers actually read...

pgomes

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Window goes blank after a while, Manjaro XFCE

I use the Spotify snap (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b), minimised, and at irregular intervals, maybe every half hour, I switch back to find the entire window is blank white. The the XFCE titlebar is unchanged, and music keeps playing. The only way I can find ...

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I use the Spotify snap (1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b), minimised, and at irregular intervals, maybe every half hour, I switch back to find the entire window is blank white. The the XFCE titlebar is unchanged...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Feature request: Show all artists in MPRIS

Hi there! I'm using Spotify's pretty good MPRIS support to display now playing information in Conky and in OBS. A minor improvement I would like is for MPRIS to export all the artists, comma-separated, as is presently displayed in the players. The al...

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Hi there! I'm using Spotify's pretty good MPRIS support to display now playing information in Conky and in OBS. A minor improvement I would like is for MPRIS to export all the artists, comma-separate...

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Solved!! local files not playing on linux by they play on my phone

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemManjaro Linux My Question or Issuelocal files do not play on the Spotify desktop app I get an error message saying it can't play it right now if I have the file on my computer I can import it. it plays fin...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Manjaro Linux   My Question or Issue local files do not play on the Spotify desktop app I get an error message saying it can't play ...

zany1301

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Solved!! Could not log in with Linux Client

Spotify plan: PremiumEnvironment - Laptop computer - Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTSStarting this week ( ISO Standard ww20 of 2020 ), the Desktop Spotify client has logged me out. I could not log in back again, either by re-installing the client with the Ubuntu's...

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Spotify plan: Premium Environment - Laptop computer -  Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS Starting this week ( ISO Standard ww20 of 2020 ), the Desktop Spotify client has logged me out.  I could not lo...

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Spotify GUI freezes in Ubuntu 19.10

PlanFree Operating SystemUbuntu 19.10 on Laptop and double display with HDMI cable My Question or IssueHi, I'm using Spotify on Ubuntu 19.10 and since I installed the software (some days ago) I noticed an annoying bug: the window of the program is fr...

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Plan Free   Operating System Ubuntu 19.10 on Laptop and double display with HDMI cable   My Question or Issue Hi,   I'm using Spotify on Ubuntu 19.10 and since I installed the...

VinsVilaplana

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Solved!! Is there any intention of updating the Spotify Client on Linux?

Operating System -Debian My Question or Issue Can the team that is responsible for compiling Spotify on Debian please compile the latest Spotify package for Debian? It's been almost a year since the last release, and there have been changes as indica...

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Operating System - Debian   My Question or Issue Can the team that is responsible for compiling Spotify on Debian please compile the latest Spotify package for Debian? It's been almost a ...

ZVTNexus

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Spotify not connecting through proxy

PlanPremiumOperating SystemKubuntu 18.04.3 LTSMy Issue :I am a long time Spotify user and recently I switched to Linux and because of the company policy we should use proxy to connect to the internet.I tried HTTP proxy but it seems Spotify connection...

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Plan Premium Operating System Kubuntu 18.04.3 LTS My Issue : I am a long time Spotify user and recently I switched to Linux and because of the company policy we should use proxy to connect to th...

MrTiptop

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Spotify snap outdated

PlanPremiumCountryItalyOperating System(Linux Ubuntu 19.10 with gnome 3.34) The snap package is severely outdated (even the edge snap file which is stuck to 1.1.12). It's been 6 months since the last update and I do think many bugs have to be sorted ...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Operating System (Linux Ubuntu 19.10 with gnome 3.34)   The snap package is severely outdated (even the edge snap file which is stuck to 1.1.12). It's been 6 mo...

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Solved!! If at all possible, please build a newer version for i386

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceBeomaster 5Operating SystemDebian 10 My Question or IssueHey, I know this is a very niche issue, but I do pay my Premium same as everyone else I'm working on a project whereby I'm reverse-engineering the Bang&Olufsen Beo...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Beomaster 5 Operating System Debian 10   My Question or Issue Hey,    I know this is a very niche issue, but I do pay my Premium same as ...

saucyross

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Solved!! Unable to play any song on Spotify Desktop for Ubuntu

Good evening everyone, I can not seem to play any song at all on Spotify Desktop on my personal computer. It works a charm on my work computer (Ubuntu as well), as well as under windows and on the app but it simply won't work on this computer and I c...

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Good evening everyone,   I can not seem to play any song at all on Spotify Desktop on my personal computer. It works a charm on my work computer (Ubuntu as well), as well as under windows an...

jens-vlijtig

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Solved!! Spotify install not working due to TLS shenaningans (snap, flatpak, AUR) (Manjaro)

Operating SystemManjaro My Question or IssueIt seems the download of https://repository-origin.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.1.10.546.ge08ef575-19_amd64.deb isn't working properly r/n (at least on my system). I tried ins...

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Operating System Manjaro   My Question or Issue It seems the download of https://repository-origin.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/spotify-client_1.1.10.546.ge08ef575-19_amd6...

Ginwsby

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[arm64] Pinebook pro manjaro arm and spotify

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePinebook proOperating SystemManjaro ARM64 My Question or IssueI'm triying to use spotify on my pinebook pro using manjaro arm64.I can't find any binary for arm64, only for amd64. So, I'm trying to use spotify via web.I ca...

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  Plan Premium Country Spain Device Pinebook pro Operating System Manjaro ARM64   My Question or Issue I'm triying to use spotify on my pinebook pro using manjaro arm64. I can't...

fuseteam

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Solved!! "Cannot open display" on openSUSE

Your device and operating system: ThinkPad P52, openSUSE Leap 15.1Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): PremiumThe app version of Spotify you’re using: 1.1.10.546.ge08ef575-19 from Snapcraft I'm installing Spotify on my openSUSE system fo...

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Your device and operating system: ThinkPad P52, openSUSE Leap 15.1 Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium The app version of Spotify you’re using: 1.1.10.546.ge08ef575-19 from ...

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