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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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When i visit play.spotify.com using firefox, i cannot login and the page tells me, spotify hasn't started yet in my country (which isn't true for germany and shouldn't matter as i do not want to sign up for a new account, but use an existing one). Wh...
When i visit play.spotify.com using firefox, i cannot login and the page tells me, spotify hasn't started yet in my country (which isn't true for germany and shouldn't matter as i do not want to sign...
Casual Listener
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apt-get purge doesn't completely remove spotify, when I reinstall I'm still logged in with my libraries immediately loaded.
apt-get purge doesn't completely remove spotify, when I reinstall I'm still logged in with my libraries immediately loaded.
Regular
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Hi, I am unable to use Spotify on Arch Linux because when I log in a segmentation fault appears in the console and spotify gets terminated. 1. Device and OS 2. Type of accountI have a premium account 3. App version of Spotifyspotify 1.0.26.125-1 on A...
Hi, I am unable to use Spotify on Arch Linux because when I log in a segmentation fault appears in the console and spotify gets terminated. 1. Device and OS  ...
Newbie
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Hi , i am a user of Linux Mint and i use spotify....but it is so buggy, like no bugs ever has been fixed.And it is missing an icon in the tray So my question is:Why is not spotify for linux as "good" as it is on windows and OSx?And is there anyone th...
Hi , i am a user of Linux Mint and i use spotify.... but it is so buggy, like no bugs ever has been fixed. And it is missing an icon in the tray 😕 So my question is: Why is not spotify f...
Spotify Star
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I am in a rural area and bandwidth is limited till midnight, therefore I have to use Spotify in offline mode, but the new desktop has no file menu to switch over to offline mode. I deleted the PPA so have not upgraded on one of my desktops, but ran i...
I am in a rural area and bandwidth is limited till midnight, therefore I have to use Spotify in offline mode, but the new desktop has no file menu to switch over to offline mode. I deleted the ...
Spotify
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Hi Spotify, I recently just updated my linux client on Linux Mint 17.3 and I can no longer minimize it to either the task bar or tray icon. The only way I can re-open spotify is if I open my workspace area which lists which things I have active. Also...
Hi Spotify, I recently just updated my linux client on Linux Mint 17.3 and I can no longer minimize it to either the task bar or tray icon. The only way I can re-open spotify is if I open my...
Regular
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On my Nexus 5X Smartphone on Android 6.0.1 the playing suddenly pauses from time to time. I already did uninstall it and install it again today. Spotify has version 4.8.0.1004. Can anybody help? Btw, Why don't you have a lable for Android?
On my Nexus 5X Smartphone on Android 6.0.1 the playing suddenly pauses from time to time. I already did uninstall it and install it again today. Spotify has version 4.8.0.1004. Can anybody help? Btw,...
Casual Listener
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After the last update spotify icon doesn't show anymore (in the icon tray on the top-right of the screen). The app also doens't run on background so when I click on the close button, it stops playing.
After the last update spotify icon doesn't show anymore (in the icon tray on the top-right of the screen). The app also doens't run on background so when I click on the close button, it stops playing.
Community Legend
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Seems that Spotify has problems following the LTS paradigm:sudo apt-get install spotify-client Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have ...
Seems that Spotify has problems following the LTS paradigm: sudo apt-get install spotify-client Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some p...
Roadie
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Dell Studio 1558 Laptop running linux (Fedora 23 64bit)Premium UserVersion 1.0.24.104.g92a22684I cannot type korean characters in the spotify application.I have to open a text editor, type in korean and then paste it into spotify in order to get it t...
Dell Studio 1558 Laptop running linux (Fedora 23 64bit) Premium User Version 1.0.24.104.g92a22684 I cannot type korean characters in the spotify application. I have to open a text editor, type in...
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In June 2015 we released version 1.x of the client for Linux in the testing repository. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Community-Blog/Spotify-Client-1-x-beta-for-Linux-has-been-released/ba-p/1147084 The intention was to fix a few of the big...
In June 2015 we released version 1.x of the client for Linux in the testing repository. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Community-Blog/Spotify-Client-1-x-beta-for-Linux-has-been...
Music Fan
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I installed the last linux version on my Ubuntu 14.04 OS (64 bit), everything is working fine. The only thing is that the social feed part doesn't work at all. I got a grey page with "Failed to load application social-feed:Not Installed:Application i...
I installed the last linux version on my Ubuntu 14.04 OS (64 bit), everything is working fine. The only thing is that the social feed part doesn't work at all. I got a grey page with "Failed...
Spotify
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System: Ubuntu 14.04 running firefox & chrome browsersIssue: Playing radio through web-based spotify player stops (or repeats) after 1 songWhen clicking any of the 3 radio's on the last.fm landing page (Your Library, Your Mix, Your recommendations) a...
System: Ubuntu 14.04 running firefox & chrome browsers Issue: Playing radio through web-based spotify player stops (or repeats) after 1 song When clicking any of the 3 radio's on the...
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Hi Guy'sI have on two linux mint pc' s Spotify. they are the same versions.On my first pc I have musixmatch, app finder and I can see what my friends listening.On my other linux mint pc I have only spotify without the extra'sThe versions are the same...
Hi Guy's I have on two linux mint pc' s Spotify. they are the same versions. On my first pc I have musixmatch, app finder and I can see what my friends listening. On my other linux mint pc I hav...
Regular
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Cuando trato de bajar un playlist cualquiera que sea o un disco me dice error de descarga se ha detenido la descarga por que ya no queda espacio libre, borre aplicaciones hice mas espacio tengo la SdCard libre con 8 Gb y sigue diciendome lo mismo, ya...
Cuando trato de bajar un playlist cualquiera que sea o un disco me dice error de descarga se ha detenido la descarga por que ya no queda espacio libre, borre aplicaciones hice mas espacio tengo la Sd...
Newbie
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Laptop, Arch LinuxPremium AccountVersion: 1.0.23.93 (gd6cfae15) (amd64)Spotify crashes during start upSteps to reproduce the issue:Download & Extract .deb.Extract data.tar.gzInstall (copy)Launch with: 'LD_PRELOAD=libcurl.so.3 /usr/share/spotify/spoti...
Laptop, Arch Linux Premium Account Version: 1.0.23.93 (gd6cfae15) (amd64) Spotify crashes during start up Steps to reproduce the issue: Download & Extract .deb. Extract data.tar.gz ...
Spotify
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I am not able to control spotify using the media keys. Also it fails to syncronize with the Media Player interface of KDE (plasmoid etc). I am getting this error in the console log: 04:46:41.215 W [mpris.cpp:137 ] Unrecognized or unimplemented MPRIS ...
I am not able to control spotify using the media keys. Also it fails to syncronize with the Media Player interface of KDE (plasmoid etc). I am getting this error in the console log: ...
Music Fan
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How install spotify on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1? Att.Artur Barth
How install spotify on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1? Att. Artur Barth
Music Fan
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Running Debian testing/sid (stretch), spotify-client from Spotify's testing repository no longer works. spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.1.0.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Looks like a recurring t...
Running Debian testing/sid (stretch), spotify-client from Spotify's testing repository no longer works. spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.1.0.0: cannot open shared obj...
Roadie
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Your device and operating system: Ubuntu 14.04, Dell T3500, Intel core i7, nvidia Quadro 600Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): PremiumThe app version of Spotify you’re using: Linux desktopBrief description of the issue: App no longer d...
Your device and operating system: Ubuntu 14.04, Dell T3500, Intel core i7, nvidia Quadro 600 Type of Spotify account you have (Free/ Premium): Premium The app version of Spotify you’re using: Linux...
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