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Discuss Spotify for Linux
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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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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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...
Newbie
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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...
Casual Listener
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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...
Newbie
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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...
Spotify Legend
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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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It is all just black. Nothing shows up.PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceDesktop computer (Dell Optiplex 790)Operating SystemManjaro Linux with Firefox web-browser My Question or Issue
It is all just black. Nothing shows up. Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Desktop computer (Dell Optiplex 790) Operating System Manjaro Linux with Firefox web-browser My Quest...
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Hi everyone, i have the issue of: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it."I know that there is other forum for the same topic, but i didn't find nothing for the linux user.I use desktop linux versi...
Hi everyone, i have the issue of: "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it." I know that there is other forum for the same topic, but i didn't find...
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Spotify Version1.0.99.250.g936eab8d (Installed from Ubuntu Snap)PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceHP Pavillion (Core i7 8550U)Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04.1 My Question or IssueI usually use Spotify on my Ubuntu 18.04, currently this application often...
Spotify Version 1.0.99.250.g936eab8d (Installed from Ubuntu Snap) Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device HP Pavillion (Core i7 8550U) Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.1 My Question or I...
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PlanPremium Operating SystemArch Linux My Issue I just started using Spotify, and I don't know if this is a problem specifically with Linux. Some of my music doesn't exist on Spotify, so I added a local folder with music (mp3 files). However, when I ...
Plan Premium Operating System Arch Linux My Issue I just started using Spotify, and I don't know if this is a problem specifically with Linux. Some of my music doe...
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To limit the cache size under Ubuntu, edit the file:/home/$USER/snap/spotify/current/.config/spotify/prefsAdd the following line for the limit of 1024 MB (=1 GB)storage.size=1024
To limit the cache size under Ubuntu, edit the file: /home/$USER/snap/spotify/current/.config/spotify/prefs Add the following line for the limit of 1024 MB (=1 GB) storage.size=1024
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PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DeviceAsus X555LOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04.1 LTS My Question or Issuefirst of all, I'm a beginner in linux.i've searched this issue in a lot of places but could't find anything. i'll be glad if you'll help, please keep in m...
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Asus X555L Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS My Question or Issue first of all, I'm a beginner in linux. i've searched this issue ...
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Hi,After combining a few ideas, I got my firefox to open spotify links à la https://open.spotify.com/track/4kLyPZvYQE2N1K2rFQ3e6a?si=sLbFkVGvS6izC2-6J74iZQdirectly in my running Linux Spotify client. Here's how: 1. Install Greasemonkey (Firefox) or T...
Hi, After combining a few ideas, I got my firefox to open spotify links à la https://open.spotify.com/track/4kLyPZvYQE2N1K2rFQ3e6a?si=sLbFkVGvS6izC2-6J74iZQ directly in my running Linux Spot...
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Linux 18 Sometimes spotify just tells me I'm not connected, and nothing plays. It says "offline" yet here I am writing a complaint, because my Internet works just fine Tried closing it and opening it again, no fix. Please stop outsourcing your progra...
Linux 18 Sometimes spotify just tells me I'm not connected, and nothing plays. It says "offline" yet here I am writing a complaint, because my Internet works just fine Tried...
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryEgypt DeviceDell inspiron 15 3521Operating SystemDeepinOS 15.8 (based on Debian) My Question or Issue I have no "made for you" section at all on linux while it's visible on Windows 10 & Android, any ideas how to get it?
Plan Premium Country Egypt Device Dell inspiron 15 3521 Operating System DeepinOS 15.8 (based on Debian) My Question or Issue I have no "made for you" section at all on l...
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