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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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Plan PremiumCountry USADevice Linux PCOperating System Mint 19 My Question or IssueI had spotify set to start minimized in Mint 18 but after the upgrade to 19 it shows up right in the middle of my media player program. The system is a keyboardless me...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Linux PC Operating System Mint 19 My Question or Issue I had spotify set to start minimized in Mint 18 but after the upgrade to 19 it shows up right in th...
Roadie
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I know this isn't super important right now but my playlists look kinda boring with grey squares insted of emojis. If you guys could add emoji support to the snap version of Spotify, it'd be pretty cool. Thanks for the hard work, btw. EDIT: Japanese ...
I know this isn't super important right now but my playlists look kinda boring with grey squares insted of emojis. If you guys could add emoji support to the snap version of Spotify, it'd be pretty c...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryNL DevicePCOperating SystemKDE Neon 5.12 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) My Question or IssueDebian package installation description on page https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/ is out of date.The key for repository.spotify.com expired. Th...
Plan Premium Country NL Device PC Operating System KDE Neon 5.12 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) My Question or Issue Debian package installation description on page https://www.spotif...
Regular
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I am a Spotify for Linux user. Ever since I got up this morning I have been getting an error from my update manager that Spotify's repo signing keys are expired. Anyone know what's going on? The error message I am getting is as follows: "An error occ...
I am a Spotify for Linux user. Ever since I got up this morning I have been getting an error from my update manager that Spotify's repo signing keys are expired. Anyone know what's going on? ...
Composer
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Operating SystemDebian testing My Question or Issue 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 EFDC8610341D9410E: The repository 'http...
Operating System Debian testing My Question or Issue W: GPG error: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public ke...
Regular
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As ARM64 becomes more popular, supporting Spotify for ARM64 on Linux seems like a great move. Most Chromebooks are now getting Linux apps and several of them run ARM processors. Apple plans to release an ARM Macbook soon and Windows now supports ARM,...
As ARM64 becomes more popular, supporting Spotify for ARM64 on Linux seems like a great move. Most Chromebooks are now getting Linux apps and several of them run ARM processors. Apple plans to releas...
Casual Listener
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that's all.
that's all.
Casual Listener
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I have manually set my cache size to 256Gb are there any negative effects from this apart from what I have noticed. Slow initial start times and using more hard drive space PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy s7 & Desktop customer build ...
I have manually set my cache size to 256Gb are there any negative effects from this apart from what I have noticed. Slow initial start times and using more hard drive space Plan Premium Co...
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PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceComputerOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or Issue I recently discovered that a Spotify client is available for Linux and I tried it. It works great, very nice for my Linux-based HTPC, but after approximately hal...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Computer Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 My Question or Issue I recently discovered that a Spotify client is available for Linux an...
Music Fan
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Just installed on Kubuntu 18.04 LTS and it's not loading one bit, just sits there as a blank window. Terminal outputs this when trying to run Spotify:mkdir: cannot create directory '/run/user/0': Permission denied ln: failed to create symbolic link '...
Just installed on Kubuntu 18.04 LTS and it's not loading one bit, just sits there as a blank window. Terminal outputs this when trying to run Spotify: mkdir: cannot create directory '/run/u...
Regular
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My issue:1. Your device and operating system:Alienware 15 R3, Kubuntu 17.10 x642. Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium):Premium3. The app version of Spotify you’re using:1.0.77.338.g758ebd784. Brief description of the issue:Starting today,...
My issue: 1. Your device and operating system: Alienware 15 R3, Kubuntu 17.10 x64 2. Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium 3. The app version of Spotify you’re using: 1....
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DeviceASUS PRO BU401LGOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04Cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1 My Question or Issue Since I upgraded from 17.04 to 18.04 (fresh install actually), Spotify mutes (and pauses) itself, more or less randomly. This is actually almost systematic...
Device ASUS PRO BU401LG Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 Cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1 My Question or Issue Since I upgraded from 17.04 to 18.04 (fresh install actually), Spotify...
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Country JapanDeviceDesktopOperating SystemArchlinux My Question or Issue I was using Spotify a few hours ago with the interface configured to be displayed in Japanese. I then closed it for a few hours and when I opened it again I noticed that the Jap...
Country Japan Device Desktop Operating System Archlinux My Question or Issue I was using Spotify a few hours ago with the interface configured to be displayed in Japanese. ...
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Hi I am using Spotify on Lubuntu 18.04 (just downloaded it today 10/05/2018), and I am sad to say that my Bluetooth pause button does not work. To test that it is a problem with Spotify and not my Lubuntu installation, I have verified that the Blueto...
Hi I am using Spotify on Lubuntu 18.04 (just downloaded it today 10/05/2018), and I am sad to say that my Bluetooth pause button does not work. To test that it is a problem with Spo...
Casual Listener
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I've installed the latest version of the Spotify client on my Debian laptop using Synaptic manager, but when I try to login nothing happens, and the content just appears a bit obscured, like if it was loading, but it doesn't acutally work, and it rem...
I've installed the latest version of the Spotify client on my Debian laptop using Synaptic manager, but when I try to login nothing happens, and the content just appears a bit obscured, like if it wa...
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I'm just searching a bunch of netflix playlist atypical and stranger things, but stranger things playlist caught my eye, the picture is below.I want make a playlist with frontground, anyone know how?Thanks
I'm just searching a bunch of netflix playlist atypical and stranger things, but stranger things playlist caught my eye, the picture is below. I want make a playlist with frontground, anyone know ho...
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sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 0DF731E45CE24F27EEEB1450EFDC8610341D9410echo deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.listsudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get insta...
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 0DF731E45CE24F27EEEB1450EFDC8610341D9410 echo deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.lis...
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I have had a Spotify Premium account for atleast 7 years, probably longer. During this time I have heavily used the Spotiamp client under Wine on Linux for roughly the same amount of time. Again, at least 7 years. Last week I upgraded my account from...
I have had a Spotify Premium account for atleast 7 years, probably longer. During this time I have heavily used the Spotiamp client under Wine on Linux for roughly the same amount of time. A...
Casual Listener
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My top Recommendations in spotify, recommends Thailand music for me. It makes no sense based on what i listen, i normally listen rock, raggae, hip hop, and some eletronic music. Please someone help me!!!
My top Recommendations in spotify, recommends Thailand music for me. It makes no sense based on what i listen, i normally listen rock, raggae, hip hop, and some eletronic music. Please someone help m...
Casual Listener
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Hi, could someone tell me what is the average response time for posted questions in the Help section, thanks.
Hi, could someone tell me what is the average response time for posted questions in the Help section, thanks.
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