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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...
Casual Listener
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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...
Roadie
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSystem76 Galago Pro 13"Operating SystemPop! OS (Ubuntu 19.04) My Question or IssueWhen I start Spotify, a black window appears, then the application immediately crashes with this message in stderr:[0805/134836.559082:ERR...
Plan Premium Country Norway Device System76 Galago Pro 13" Operating System Pop! OS (Ubuntu 19.04) My Question or Issue When I start Spotify, a black window appears, then the applica...
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PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceMacBook Pro late 2013Operating SystemUbuntu 19.04 GNOMEMy Question or IssueHi, I'm using the latest version of Spotify that I have downloaded from the Ubuntu Store.I'm running Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME, and my scaling is set t...
Plan Premium Country Denmark Device MacBook Pro late 2013 Operating System Ubuntu 19.04 GNOME My Question or Issue Hi, I'm using the latest version of Spotify that I have downloaded f...
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePCOperating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueHow can I disable hardware acceleration of graphics? I use spotify for listening to music and I don't want it to hog GPU resources. Lately I have noticed segfaults in my G...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device PC Operating System Arch Linux My Question or Issue How can I disable hardware acceleration of graphics? I use spotify for listening to music and I...
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Slackware64-currentFree1.0.89Spotify doesn't start, and on the console give me the error /opt/spotify/usr/bin/spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libnettle.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Slackware64-current Free 1.0.89 Spotify doesn't start, and on the console give me the error /opt/spotify/usr/bin/spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libnettle.so.6: cannot open sh...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemDebian 9 with Mate desktop with Spotify client 1:1.1.5.153 My Question or IssueI have spotify running on my desktop PC under Linux Debian 9, and since Thursday 4/7, I can't connect anymore to...
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Desktop PC Operating System Debian 9 with Mate desktop with Spotify client 1:1.1.5.153 My Question or Issue I have spotify running on my de...
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PlanPremiumCountry: US DeviceGeneric PCOperating SystemLinux (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) My Question or IssueWhenever I go to my linux workstation to fix a problem, sit down for coding or what else I may do I end up having this problem. This problem is persis...
Plan Premium Country: US Device Generic PC Operating System Linux (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) My Question or Issue Whenever I go to my linux workstation to fix a problem, sit d...
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PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceNotebook HPOperating SystemLinux - Kubuntu My Question or IssueHi. I downloaded Spotify in Ubuntu and it goes well, but I would like to be able to run it in the background, as it can be done in Windows. Is this possib...
Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Notebook HP Operating System Linux - Kubuntu My Question or Issue Hi. I downloaded Spotify in Ubuntu and it goes well, but I would like to be ab...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS Operating SystemUbuntu 19.04 My Question or Issue Today I received a new update to the spotify linux client spotify-client:amd64 (1:1.1.0.237.g378f6f25-11, 1:1.1.5.153.gf614956d-16) After which, spotify would crash immediately af...
Plan Premium Country US Operating System Ubuntu 19.04 My Question or Issue Today I received a new update to the spotify linux client spotify-client:amd64 (1:1....
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemUbuntuGNU/LINUX My Question or IssueOn the Linux desktop app there's green graphical glitch messing everything up. It only shows after I switch from a different program window and it disappears when I s...
Plan Premium Country Device Desktop Operating System Ubuntu GNU/LINUX My Question or Issue On the Linux desktop app there's green graphical glitch messing everything ...
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MPRIS support in the Linux desktop client is very limited up to and including not reporting a couple important mandatory properties and a signal. In an effort to be respectful and fair, I acknowledge that the Linux client gets very little dev time an...
MPRIS support in the Linux desktop client is very limited up to and including not reporting a couple important mandatory properties and a signal. In an effort to be respectful and fair, I acknowledge...
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Thought I should share to all Linux users what I have disovered:I have found a software that really improves the sound quality for all audio in Linux, including Spotify. It is the 'Pulseeffects' application. It comes with many custom setting options ...
Thought I should share to all Linux users what I have disovered: I have found a software that really improves the sound quality for all audio in Linux, including Spotify. It is the 'Pulseeffects' ap...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemLinux Mint 19.1Version1.1.0.237.g378f6f25My Question or IssueI have an NTFS drive mounted as /mnt/data. The folder has 777 permissions and I can write/read normally from the drive. Spotify reports permission d...
Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Linux Mint 19.1 Version 1.1.0.237.g378f6f25 My Question or Issue I have an NTFS drive mounted as /mnt/data. The folder has 777 permissions and I...
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PlanPremiumCountryDominican RepublicDeviceDell Vostro 1015Operating SystemFedora 29 My Question or Issue Play local files ends in crash in Spotify Snap on Fedora 29. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the snap, but I get the same result, assuming thi...
Plan Premium Country Dominican Republic Device Dell Vostro 1015 Operating System Fedora 29 My Question or Issue Play local files ends in crash in Spotify Snap on Fedora 29. I...
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceDell 7577Operating SystemLinux Debian 9 My Question or IssueI have a Fiio DAC. When run this command:aplay -lsystem recognize the DAC. But I can not use it for Spotify.I tried other application for example firefox, this ...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Dell 7577 Operating System Linux Debian 9 My Question or Issue I have a Fiio DAC. When run this command: aplay -l system recognize the DAC. But I...
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i've just bought a new linux os laptop and tried to install spotify. However i got this error.Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneSome packages could not be installed. This may mean that you havereque...
i've just bought a new linux os laptop and tried to install spotify. However i got this error. Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some pa...
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Hello. First of all I'd like to say good job to people who develop spotify for linux in their spare time. I use it on Ubuntu, Xubuntu and everything works just fine. I also appreciate full translation into czech.So here's the problem. I've started wo...
Hello. First of all I'd like to say good job to people who develop spotify for linux in their spare time. I use it on Ubuntu, Xubuntu and everything works just fine. I also appreciate full translatio...
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PlanPremiumFranceDeviceWhy! NJUOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04My Question or IssueLe mode hors connexion de mon application sur Ubuntu 18.04 ne fonctionne pas. A priori les fichiers sont bien téléchargés sur mon ordinateur mais, dès que la connexion est...
Plan Premium France Device Why! NJU Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 My Question or Issue Le mode hors connexion de mon application sur Ubuntu 18.04 ne fonctionne pas. A priori les fichiers so...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceDesktopOperating SystemDebian 9, non-snap installation 1:1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-10 My Question or Issue"Start playlist radio" or its equivalent is missing from the Desktop client. It is, however, still present for me in the An...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Desktop Operating System Debian 9, non-snap installation 1:1.0.98.78.gb45d2a6b-10 My Question or Issue "Start playlist radio" or its equivalent is mis...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS, ArizonaDevicePersonal DesktopOperating SystemLinux Debian 9 My Question or IssueI can't login to my Spotify desktop app. I get error code 2, "service is temporarily unavailable". Troubleshooting1. I can play spotify on this same...
Plan Premium Country US, Arizona Device Personal Desktop Operating System Linux Debian 9 My Question or Issue I can't login to my Spotify desktop app. I get error code 2, "service is...
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After spotify removed "Start Radio" button from playlists it's became fully ususable to me.I know it's still possible to just scroll to the last song in the playlist, fast-forward it to the end and wait for it but it's just plain stupid to spend my t...
After spotify removed "Start Radio" button from playlists it's became fully ususable to me. I know it's still possible to just scroll to the last song in the playlist, fast-forward it to the end and...
Music Fan
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