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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...
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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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!
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...
Regular
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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 device and operating system: Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon (Desktop)Type of...
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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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 ?
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...
Casual Listener
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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...
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 ...
Regular
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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!
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!
Visitor
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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...
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...
Newbie
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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. ...
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 ...
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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...
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...
Regular
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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.
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 ...
Casual Listener
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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...
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 @...
Newbie
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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?
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?
Casual Listener
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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...
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...
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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....
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:  ...
Visitor
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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 ...
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...
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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...
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 ...
Casual Listener
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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...
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 ...
Casual Listener
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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...
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 ...
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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......
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...
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Is anyone else having issues while loading the messages in desktop app? Happens to me for both Windows and Linux latest builds.
Is anyone else having issues while loading the messages in desktop app? Happens to me for both Windows and Linux latest builds.
Newbie
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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...
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...
Regular
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