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Recent Linux client update changes (2026)

Hey folks! This is a heads-up that there will be a new update to the Spotify Linux client signatures. The latest available client will not install this new key just yet, but it's coming soon.Come February, you may see errors related to missing keys a...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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Solved!! [Linux] [Debian] Spotify Client 1.0.15: No music hearable

Hi, after upgrading from 1.0.14.124.g4dfabc5 [1] to 1.0.15.137.gbdf68615 [2] all seems fine, except a major problem, I don't hear a darn thing My songs are playing, but I can't hear the music. After downgrading to 1.0.14.124.g4dfabc5 I hear the music...

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Hi,   after upgrading from 1.0.14.124.g4dfabc5 [1] to 1.0.15.137.gbdf68615 [2] all seems fine, except a major problem, I don't hear a darn thing 😉 My songs are playing, but I can't hear the ...

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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...

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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 ...

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Solved!! Ubuntu 18.04 login with facebook - a firewall may be blocking spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceDesktopOperating SystemUbuntu 18.04 (Elementary OS) My Question or IssueI've installed the most recent spotify client (tried through snap first and apt second). After clicking "Log in with Facebook", it does nothi...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Desktop Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 (Elementary OS)   My Question or Issue I've installed the most recent spotify client (tried through snap...

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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...

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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!! 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  

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Solved!! Controlling Spotify for Linux from the Android app

I have Spotify for Linux running on a PC and when I click "Connect" it can see my Android phone. However, in the Android app, when I choose Settings->Show available devices, it says "If another device becomes available, you can select it here". There...

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I have Spotify for Linux running on a PC and when I click "Connect" it can see my Android phone. However, in the Android app, when I choose Settings->Show available devices, it says "If another de...

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Solved!! Expired Key Signature

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...

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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? ...

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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.

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Spotify crashes on start Linux Mint 18

Hello. I've recently installed Linux Mint 18, upgrading from a Linux Mint 17 installation. I reinstalled Spotify but while it worked perfectly on 17, it now crashes on startup. Your device and operating system: Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon (Desktop)Type of...

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Hello. I've recently installed Linux Mint 18, upgrading from a Linux Mint 17 installation. I reinstalled Spotify but while it worked perfectly on 17, it now crashes on startup.    Your d...

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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!! 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!!Superuser Contribution Linux: spotify-1.0.31 segfault when using alsa (without pulseaudio).

I and some are experiencing Spotify segfault when using it on alsa (without pulseaudio) on Gentoo. More detailed information here, including a strace file. Thanks!

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I and some are experiencing Spotify segfault when using it on alsa (without pulseaudio) on Gentoo.   More detailed information here, including a strace file.   Thanks!

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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "start radio" missing from Desktop client

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...

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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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