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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!! [BUG] Spotify Linux version on KDE

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 ...

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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:   ...

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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......

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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 orde...

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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 ...

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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 p...

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Solved!! [Liunx] Spotify Crash during start (segfault)

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...

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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 ...

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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.

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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. 

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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Solved!! [Linux] why is spotify for linux so bad

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...

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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 f...

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Solved!! Friends feed

My spotify application (Windows and Ubuntu) don't show my friends activity, and that's one of the most importants things of the spotify, i'm a premium member and want it back soon as possible... (Only show "Recent played", yeah.. iknow what i've play...

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My spotify application (Windows and Ubuntu) don't show my friends activity, and that's one of the most importants things of the spotify, i'm a premium member and want it back soon as possible... (Onl...

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Solved!! play.spotify.com tells me spotify hasn't started yet, when using firefox

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...

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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...

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Solved!! How to completely remove spotify in linux?

apt-get purge doesn't completely remove spotify, when I reinstall I'm still logged in with my libraries immediately loaded.

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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.

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Solved!! Spotify no longer supports Ubuntu 12.04LTS?

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 ...

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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 p...

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Solved!! ChromeCast support when ??

I have two ChromeCast Audio's that i use in a 'Group' (synced) to play music in my two living rooms.For now i have to either use my phone as proxy for the desktop application or the webplayer, which is both unsatisfactory solutions.When will we have ...

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I have two ChromeCast Audio's that i use in a 'Group' (synced)  to play music in my two living rooms. For now i have to either use my phone as proxy for the desktop application or the...

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Solved!! Songs played stop suddenly

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?

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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,...

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Solved!! Icon Tray and background

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.

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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.

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Solved!! [Help] [linux] Korean keyboard doesn't work in app

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...

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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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Solved!! Musixmatch and social not available

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...

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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...

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Solved!! Dear Spotify dev: Spotify 32-bit deb build should use libssl1.00 rather than libssl0.9.8

As the 32-bit build now has hard dependency on libssl0.9.8, this makes spotify unable to be installed on Ubuntu 15.10 and onwards as libssl0.9.8 is no longer available in their package repo and has been superceeded by libssl1.00. You should update sp...

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As the 32-bit build now has hard dependency on libssl0.9.8, this makes spotify unable to be installed on Ubuntu 15.10 and onwards as libssl0.9.8 is no longer available in their package repo and has b...

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Solved!! spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11

$ spotifyspotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory $ A recent update depends on libgcrypt11 but debian only has libgcrypt20. Is there a solution to this? Or can I revert ...

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$ spotify spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory $   A recent update depends on libgcrypt11 but debian o...

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