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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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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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W:GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease

W:GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 4773BD5E130D1D45, E:The repository 'http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease' is not s...

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W:GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 4773BD5E130D1D45, E:The repository 'http:...

alex22p22

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify refuse to play local files

PlanPremiumOperating SystemManjaro Linux Hi,I don't why Spotify cant play imported songs to local libary. Files are 320 mp3. When I try yo play them I get error somthing like that "Spotify can't play it now. If you have this file on your computer , y...

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Plan Premium Operating System Manjaro Linux   Hi, I don't why Spotify cant play imported songs to local libary. Files are 320 mp3. When I try yo play them I get error somthing like that "S...

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Solved!! Spotify downloads to the wrong folder

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceLenovo Legion Y520 (laptop)Operating SystemArch Linux My Question or IssueI tell Spotify to download all my liked songs to a different drive (/media//spotify/), but it downloads all my songs (about 10GB) to the default ...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Lenovo Legion Y520 (laptop) Operating System Arch Linux   My Question or Issue I tell Spotify to download all my liked songs to a different drive (/...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Thank you

After reading: ". Spotify for Linux is a labor of love from our engineers that wanted to listen to Spotify on their Linux development machines. They work on it in their spare time and it is currently not a platform that we actively support", figured ...

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After reading: ". Spotify for Linux is a labor of love from our engineers that wanted to listen to Spotify on their Linux development machines. They work on it in their spare time and it is currently...

Katerina

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Solved!! "Open in desktop app" not working

DeviceDell XPS 15 9560Operating SystemKernel version: 4.19.79-1-MANJARO 64bitDistribution version: Manjaro Linux 18.1.1DE: KDE Plasma 5.16.5Spotify desktop app version: 1.1.10.546.ge08ef575Brower used: Firefox and ChromeMy Question or Issue"Open in d...

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Device Dell XPS 15 9560 Operating System Kernel version: 4.19.79-1-MANJARO 64bit Distribution version: Manjaro Linux 18.1.1 DE: KDE Plasma 5.16.5 Spotify desktop app version: 1.1.10.546.ge08ef5...

nyléa

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Solved!! DOWNLOAD

Gow can i download spotify on a computer?PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicecomputer LGOperating Systemwindows My Question or Issue

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Gow can i download spotify on a computer? Plan Premium Country Spain Device computer LG Operating System windows   My Question or Issue  

eltoch

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Solved!! Expired Key Signature

Hello,I am on Linux Mint, When I change repositories source to any european source I get this error from few days.

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Hello, I am on Linux Mint, When I change repositories source to any european source I get this error from few days.

LazyJax

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Solved!! Spotify is opening on startup and there is no option listed in the advances settings, to turn it off

Hi!As the title tells it: the desktop app opens, after starting up the laptop. In the advanced settings there is no option to turn this feature off. There's just a blank space under the 'Startup and Window behaviour'. I also tried to solve it in the ...

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Hi! As the title tells it: the desktop app opens, after starting up the laptop. In the advanced settings  there is no option to turn this feature off. There's just a blank space under the 'St...

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Solved!! How can I remove an artist, song or playlist from what I see in "Recently Played?"

I am playing Spotify on my Linux Mint desktop and I have a similar-named artist I clicked on. I briefly played something and it was not anything I want. There are 3 dots for more options, but all I can do is go to the artist's radio, follow, report o...

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I am playing Spotify on my Linux Mint desktop and I have a similar-named artist I clicked on.  I briefly played something and it was not anything I want.  There are 3 dots for more options,...

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Solved!! Crashes on startup in Ubuntu / Pop! OS

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...

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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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Solved!! [Ubuntu][19.04][GNOME] Spotify is not scaling with GNOME

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...

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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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How can I disable hardware acceleration for graphics?

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...

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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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Solved!! Slackware64-current - missing libnettle.so.6

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

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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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Solved!! [SOLVED] Spotify connect to linux desktop stopped working

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...

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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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Spotify continuously skips songs on linux

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...

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  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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Solved!! Run Spotify in the background

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...

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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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Solved!! Segmentation fault (core dumped) is back

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...

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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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Solved!! Green messy glitch on the app

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...

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  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 ...

menedan

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Proper MPRIS support

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...

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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...

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Tip for Linux users: How to vastly improve sound quality.

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 ...

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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' ap...

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