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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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libcef.so No such file or library

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...

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  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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Scaling work around for Snaps breaks after an update

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDell XPS 9350Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04 LTS My Question or IssueAs observed in this post, there is a workaround to fix the scaling setting for spotify installed using snaps by adding `--force-device-scale-facto...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Dell XPS 9350 Operating System Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   My Question or Issue As observed in this post, there is a workaround to fix the scaling set...

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[Guide] Play Spotify links in running client

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...

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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=sLbFkVGvS6izC2-6J74iZQ directly in my running Linux Spot...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Internet works everywhere else, but Spotify just appears offline

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...

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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...

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Solved!! No "made for you" section on linux

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?

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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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Superuser Contribution Where is Spotify located on Ubuntu?

I simply can not find where is Spotify located on my computer in order to add to the autostart. PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceAn Old PC Operating System(Ubuntu) My Question or Issue

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I simply can not find where is Spotify located on my computer in order to add to the autostart.   Plan Premium Country UK   Device An Old PC   Operating System (Ubuntu...

jooon

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Solved!! Ubuntu - Music partition not showing on Local Files popup

Ubuntu 18.10 64-bitSpotify version: 1.0.93.242.gc2341a27Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Dell Studio 17 laptopMy Question or Issue:Until recently I have been running Windows 10 with a separate music partition.When I replaced Windows with Ubuntu 18.10 ...

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Ubuntu 18.10 64-bit Spotify version: 1.0.93.242.gc2341a27 Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Dell Studio 17 laptop My Question or Issue: Until recently I have been running Windows 10 with a sepa...

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Solved!! Cannot play local songs on Ubuntu 18.04

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DeviceLaptop (Lenovo t460p)Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04.1 My Question or Issue I cannot play local songs. Error message I get is This song is not available."Real" error I get is following (and happens with all local mp3 song...

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Plan Premium Country Finland   Device Laptop (Lenovo t460p) Operating System Ubuntu 18.04.1   My Question or Issue  I cannot play local songs. Error message I get is This so...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify version rolled back to pre-Autoplay fix update

PlanPremiumCountrySouth Africa DeviceDell E6430Operating SystemUbuntu 18.04 My Question or Issue Autoplay had disappeared some time ago on desktop and came back last week after an update (app updated to v1.0.92). On Friday last week I noticed that au...

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Plan Premium Country South Africa   Device Dell E6430 Operating System Ubuntu 18.04   My Question or Issue  Autoplay had disappeared some time ago on desktop and came back l...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Segfault with the new update

Your device and operating system: GentooType of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): PremiumThe app version of Spotify you’re using: 1.0.88-r1Brief description of the issue: Spotify segfaults when I try to play anythingSteps to reproduce the iss...

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Your device and operating system: Gentoo Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium The app version of Spotify you’re using: 1.0.88-r1 Brief description of the issue: Spotify segfau...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Linux Client - Gnome3 border window doesnt load

Sometimes i have a problem, this issue its random, now i discover a way to solve it (every time it happen), this issue doesnt load correctly spotify when it open, the spotify window start without the border (menus for max, min or resize), to solve it...

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Sometimes i have a problem, this issue its random, now i discover a way to solve it (every time it happen), this issue doesnt load correctly spotify when it open, the spotify window start without the...

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Solved!! Interface not scaling on HDPI screen based on System Settings [Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10]

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceHuawei Matebook X PROResolution : 3000x2000Scaling Factor: 200%Operating SystemUbuntu 18.10 (and 18.04) My Question or IssueThe Spotify interface doesn't follow the scaling factor set in the Gnome Settings (200%). Eve...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Huawei Matebook X PRO Resolution : 3000x2000 Scaling Factor: 200% Operating System Ubuntu 18.10 (and 18.04)   My Question or Issue The Spot...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Linux] [Desktop] No emojis support in latest Spotify snap for Ubuntu

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 ...

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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 c...

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Solved!! Unable to log in with Facebook in Fedora 28: Firewall may be blocking

Plan: FreeCountry: BrazilDevice: Inspiron 14R 5437OS: Fedora 28Issue: When I click in the button to log with Facebook I get the message: "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update your firewall to allow Spotify. Additionally you could try cha...

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Plan: Free Country: Brazil Device: Inspiron 14R 5437 OS: Fedora 28 Issue: When I click in the button to log with Facebook I get the message: "A firewall may be blocking Spotify. Please update you...

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How do I start Spotify minimized in Ubuntu (Mint 19)?

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...

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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...

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Solved!! Repository 'http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease' is not signed

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...

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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...

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Cannot minimize to tray on Linux

Hello, I'm a Linux user and a big fan of Spotify, but one thing has been bothering me a lot. The option to minimize Spotify to the system tray is missing from the app settings, under "Startup and Window Behaviour". I've browsed old posts back from 20...

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Hello,   I'm a Linux user and a big fan of Spotify, but one thing has been bothering me a lot. The option to minimize Spotify to the system tray is missing from the app settings, under "S...

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[Request] Spotify for ARM64

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,...

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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 releas...

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Solved!! Blank window after installing

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 '...

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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/u...

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Solved!! No more Linux support? Debian Linux installation key expired.

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...

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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...

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