Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

FAQs

Please see below the most popular frequently asked questions.

Loading article...

Loading faqs...

VIEW ALL

Ongoing Issues

Please see below the current ongoing issues which are under investigation.

Loading issue...

Loading ongoing issues...

VIEW ALL

Desktop (Linux)

Discuss Spotify for Linux

Start a topic

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...

Community Legend

cbowden

Casual Listener

74551 Views

31 replies

40 likes

  • 74551 Views
  • 31 replies
  • 40 likes

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...

Community Legend

sleeksorrow

Roadie

301283 Views

151 replies

34 likes

Linux
  • 301283 Views
  • 151 replies
  • 34 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files import, then Spotify crashes to Desktop.

Using Linux 18.0 Cinnamon. Files import, go to press play, client crashes to desktop. Upon reopening Spotify local files have disappeared. Have tried clean reinstall. Please help!

Regular

Using Linux 18.0 Cinnamon.   Files import, go to press play, client crashes to desktop.   Upon reopening Spotify local files have disappeared.   Have tried clean reinstall. &nbs...

musicallion

Regular

3855 Views

3 replies

1 likes

Linux
  • 3855 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes

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...

Regular

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...

bernika

Casual Listener

7988 Views

21 replies

1 likes

Linux
  • 7988 Views
  • 21 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! Spotify down ?

I was listening music on my linux desktop, suddenly, Spotify is saying I am offline and the music stopped.The problem is that my internet is working fine.I tried to restart spotify and quit session and log-in again, but still not working Any idea ?

Casual Listener

I was listening music on my linux desktop, suddenly, Spotify is saying I am offline and the music stopped. The problem is that my internet is working fine. I tried to restart spotify and quit sessi...

elapouya

Casual Listener

2834 Views

13 replies

1 likes

Linux
  • 2834 Views
  • 13 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Linux Client vs. Podcast => Crash

Linux Spotify Client(1.0.28.89.gf959d4ce) crashs, if i start a podcast (Fest & Flauschig) on android and try to play on the desktop client. 09:53:57.820 D [gaia_manager.cpp:1186 ] GAIA: GaiaManager::hermesDeviceCheck 09:53:57.825 5 [playlist_be_pl4_c...

Regular

Linux Spotify Client(1.0.28.89.gf959d4ce) crashs, if i start a podcast (Fest & Flauschig) on android and try to play on the desktop client.   09:53:57.820 D [gaia_manager.cpp:1186 ...

SpotifyonLinux

Regular

2069 Views

7 replies

2 likes

Linux
  • 2069 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 2 likes

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!

Casual Listener

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!

optiluca

Visitor

5528 Views

10 replies

1 likes

Linux
  • 5528 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! Ubuntu desktop client crashes when I try to play a local file

Hi everybody,I became a premium user last month and I'd like to use the local files feature. I use ubuntu 15.04 and spotify ubuntu client 1.0.28.89.gf959d4ce. When I add new (and only) local file source (setting -> show songs from), the files (mp3) a...

Casual Listener

Hi everybody, I became a premium user last month and I'd like to use the local files feature.   I use ubuntu 15.04 and spotify ubuntu client 1.0.28.89.gf959d4ce. When I add new (and only) loc...

shinigamiphobos

Newbie

3137 Views

3 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 3137 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Full listening history

Dear Spotify,, Why can't I access my FULL listening history? I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter that much, correct? I can access my complete browsing history in Google Chrome. ...

Casual Listener

Dear Spotify,,   Why can't I access my FULL listening history?    I'd say that, for a company that is storing (probably) petabytes of music, a couple of song ids can't matter ...

m-o_56zzawnsg

Casual Listener

38201 Views

7 replies

34 likes

Linux
Mac
Web Player
Windows
  • 38201 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 34 likes

Solved!! Spotify plugin won't work on Clementine v1.2.3

I am having trouble making Spotify plugin work on Clementine v. 1.2.3 for Linux.I am using Ubuntu LTS 16.04 (also tried on MATE 16.04) on Dell Inspiron 5000.Just to be give some context: I am also a premium user of Spotify (required to be able to use...

Casual Listener

I am having trouble making Spotify plugin work on Clementine v. 1.2.3 for Linux. I am using Ubuntu LTS 16.04 (also tried on MATE 16.04) on Dell Inspiron 5000. Just to be give some context: I am als...

phnbwogyy0uv86j

Regular

25991 Views

2 replies

1 likes

Linux
  • 25991 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! No internet detected - Error code 4 (Linux)

Hi guys! My spotify app stoped working. It shows that theres no connection (error code 4), but the internet it's working. I tried to reinstall and login again but the error still occurring. I'm using elementary OS 0.3 Freya, based on Ubuntu 14.04.

Casual Listener

Hi guys!   My spotify app stoped working. It shows that theres no connection (error code 4), but the internet it's working.     I tried to reinstall and login again but the error ...

ed480

Casual Listener

12314 Views

7 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 12314 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! [Linux] Local files do not play on Ubuntu 16.04 [SOLVED]

Hi, I have installed ubuntu-restricted-extras, ffmpeg, libavcodec, livavutil, libavformat, zenity but doesn't work. Your device and operating system: Intel® Core™ i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz × 4, 4GB, 64bit, Ubuntu 16.04 LTSType of Spotify account you hav...

Regular

Hi, I have installed ubuntu-restricted-extras, ffmpeg, libavcodec, livavutil, libavformat, zenity but doesn't work.   😕   Your device and operating system: Intel® Core™ i3 CPU M 330 @...

mrghlover

Newbie

41894 Views

36 replies

48 likes

Linux
  • 41894 Views
  • 36 replies
  • 48 likes

Reinstallation instructions for Ubuntu please

https://support.spotify.com/us/article/reinstallation-of-spotify/this doesn't contain any clues on how to completely reinstall spotify on linux (Ubuntu) distro.Can you update the doc?

Regular

https://support.spotify.com/us/article/reinstallation-of-spotify/ this doesn't contain any clues on how to completely reinstall spotify on linux (Ubuntu) distro. Can you update the doc?

darrask

Casual Listener

9055 Views

8 replies

2 likes

Linux
  • 9055 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 2 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to Add a Directory to Play Local Files (linux)

HI! I'm using the Desktop version of Spotify on linux (Kubuntu), and I'm having some trouble when trying to add a Local diretory to import some local files. I click oh the "Add a Source" button under Settings, but nothing seems to happen. I was wonde...

Casual Listener

HI!   I'm using the Desktop version of Spotify on linux (Kubuntu), and I'm having some trouble when trying to add a Local diretory to import some local files.   I click oh the "Add a So...

jooon

Spotify

8699 Views

6 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 8699 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify linux dependencies

spotify stopped working for me on linux (debian testing) a few weeks ago after an `apt-get upgrade` or an `apt-get autoclean`. today i started it from the command line and received this error: spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so....

Casual Listener

spotify stopped working for me on linux (debian testing) a few weeks ago after an `apt-get upgrade` or an `apt-get autoclean`. today i started it from the command line and received this error: &nbsp...

kirkbmanley

Visitor

13693 Views

12 replies

1 likes

Linux
  • 13693 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! Can't install into Ubuntu 16.04

Trying to install Spotify client into my new Ubuntu 16.04 shows the following error:W: Error de GPG: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: Las firmas siguientes no se pudieron verificar porque su clave pública no está disponible: NO_PUBKEY ...

Casual Listener

Trying to install Spotify client into my new Ubuntu 16.04 shows the following error: W: Error de GPG: http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease: Las firmas siguientes no se pudieron verificar p...

dvanzo

Casual Listener

4317 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 4317 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Spotify Linux crashes when listening to particular artists

Hi, I've been having a weird problem with the spotify for linux client on Ubuntu 15.10Whenever I try to listen to any songs by the artist Fugazi, the player exits with a SIGSEV in strchr() (i.e. a segfault). Spotify client is at the latest version, t...

Casual Listener

Hi, I've been having a weird problem with the spotify for linux client on Ubuntu 15.10 Whenever I try to listen to any songs by the artist Fugazi, the player exits with a SIGSEV in strchr() (i.e. a ...

proteusvacuum

Casual Listener

1120 Views

6 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 1120 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! [issue] Can't play current track // can't write to stream, Connection terminated

Hi, Since last updates, Spotify is stopping play music after a while, displaying that message: "Can't play current track".So, I run it on CLI to check out the log (it's below attached) in order to see what's happening and, once Spotify begins to fail...

Casual Listener

Hi,   Since last updates, Spotify is stopping play music after a while, displaying that message: "Can't play current track". So, I run it on CLI to check out the log (it's below attached) in ...

Crashillo

Casual Listener

838 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 838 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!!Superuser Contribution Login with facebook button not working

I'm currently running kubuntu and i decided to install spotify, i have run spotify on ubuntu and kubuntu several times on different operating systems. When i tried to log in this time, I go to press the "log in with facebook" button and absolutely no...

Casual Listener

I'm currently running kubuntu and i decided to install spotify, i have run spotify on ubuntu and kubuntu several times on different operating systems. When i tried to log in this time, I go to press ...

user-removed

Not applicable

20033 Views

8 replies

2 likes

Linux
  • 20033 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 2 likes

Solved!! Unable to rearrange songs within a playlist

I use a chromebook.....have for over a year....about a month ago I noticed I was unable to rearrange songs within a playlist...I used to be able to add songs as I find them then rearrange in the order I want by dragging.....now I'm unable to do so......

Casual Listener

I use a chromebook.....have for over a year....about a month ago I noticed I was unable to rearrange songs within a playlist...I used to be able to add songs as I find them then rearrange in the orde...

suzhy15

Casual Listener

3861 Views

6 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 3861 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Messages not working?

Is anyone else having issues while loading the messages in desktop app? Happens to me for both Windows and Linux latest builds.

Casual Listener

Is anyone else having issues while loading the messages in desktop app? Happens to me for both Windows and Linux latest builds. 

rinthe

Newbie

5461 Views

15 replies

1 likes

Linux
Windows
  • 5461 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! spotify not save any settings

I launch Spotify in Ubuntu a song I will not shut down the computer in 2-3 weeks. I restart the computer, Spotify will not start the last song I played , but the song I played for 2-3 weeks ago. it is that ubuntu / spotify not save settings,how can I...

Regular

I launch Spotify in Ubuntu a song I will not shut down the computer in 2-3 weeks. I restart the computer, Spotify will not start the last song I played , but the song I played for 2-3 weeks ago. it...

Eskills76

Regular

1745 Views

6 replies

0 likes

Linux
  • 1745 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes