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Discuss Spotify for Linux
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...
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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Hi!!Since the last update I have a problem. I run Spotify but nothing happens. Do not know how to fix it. Can anybody help me please?Thanks!!
Hi!! Since the last update I have a problem. I run Spotify but nothing happens. Do not know how to fix it. Can anybody help me please? Thanks!!
Newbie
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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...
Casual Listener
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I'm unable to use the shoutcast server built into Spotiamb under Ubuntu. Local playback works fine thanks to this post: http://spotiamb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12 But when I enable the shoutcast server, I get the well known pop-up "There was a pro...
I'm unable to use the shoutcast server built into Spotiamb under Ubuntu. Local playback works fine thanks to this post: http://spotiamb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12 But when ...
Casual Listener
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Hi everyone!I have some problem with app finder.When a click on it, page is opening, but appears infinite scroll and no app is loaded I've tried to launch spotify by terminal, and when a clicked on "app finder" link got some errors in terminal:[AppMa...
Hi everyone! I have some problem with app finder. When a click on it, page is opening, but appears infinite scroll and no app is loaded I've tried to launch spotify by terminal, and when a c...
Casual Listener
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hawe ubuntu but after the last uppdate of spotify so will social fedd not working what can i do to fix thath??
hawe ubuntu but after the last uppdate of spotify so will social fedd not working what can i do to fix thath??
Regular
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Hello!I can't successfully log into any player. It's fine for the forums and the main page. The web player: When I click sign in with Facebook, I get an empty pop-up and that's as far as I can get. The desktop app: I had to install the additional lib...
Hello! I can't successfully log into any player. It's fine for the forums and the main page. The web player: When I click sign in with Facebook, I get an empty pop-up and that's as far as I...
Gig Goer
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After upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 I can't start spotify app. I get this error message:$ spotifyspotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
After upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04 I can't start spotify app. I get this error message: $ spotify spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such ...
Newbie
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ivyishere.org is a useful service that allows you to build up a spotify playlist from a comma-delimited Artist,Title and is therefore what I use to create playlists of selected songs when I don't want to search for them one at a time. This service ob...
ivyishere.org is a useful service that allows you to build up a spotify playlist from a comma-delimited Artist,Title and is therefore what I use to create playlists of selected songs when I don't wan...
Roadie
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Hi, even when I listen to a song with the web player, I lose my connection to Spotify.But unfortunately I have no more information other than this text.See the screen shot in the Attachment.Can someone help me here somebody?I use the web player, sinc...
Hi, even when I listen to a song with the web player, I lose my connection to Spotify. But unfortunately I have no more information other than this text. See the screen shot in the Attachment. Can...
Casual Listener
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Good day folks. I recently installed Spotify for Linux based on the instructions posted, fixed the libgcrypt issue, and Spotify runs pretty much just fine. This is my first time running Spotify for Linux and I couldn't help but notice that the UI in ...
Good day folks. I recently installed Spotify for Linux based on the instructions posted, fixed the libgcrypt issue, and Spotify runs pretty much just fine. This is my first time running Spot...
Gig Goer
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I just installed spotify Linux, and it won't open... I tried opening with terminal, and all I got was an error spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I just installed spotify Linux, and it won't open... I tried opening with terminal, and all I got was an error spotify: error while loading shared libraries: libgcrypt.so.11: cannot open sha...
Community Legend
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Hello, I have problem to loggin into Spotify desktop player. If I try to connect with mail and password, I'll get these errors in log 09:15:46.211 I [offline_authorizer.cpp:278 ] Unable to login offline: no such user 09:15:46.293 I [ap_connection_imp...
Hello, I have problem to loggin into Spotify desktop player. If I try to connect with mail and password, I'll get these errors in log 09:15:46.211 I [offline_authorize...
Casual Listener
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I started a station on a composer, then spent time "improving" it with thumbs up and thumbs down. But it still is named by the composer (with his picture) and no way to tell that is is customized. I have found no way of naming the station. Like, say ...
I started a station on a composer, then spent time "improving" it with thumbs up and thumbs down. But it still is named by the composer (with his picture) and no way to tell that is is customiz...
Newbie
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Spotify Connect used to be available in the linux client (I'm running Ubuntu 14.04) but seems to have been removed after a recent update. Is there any news on if it's coming back or how to reenable? Although it was flaky it did work most of the time ...
Spotify Connect used to be available in the linux client (I'm running Ubuntu 14.04) but seems to have been removed after a recent update. Is there any news on if it's coming back or how to r...
Community Legend
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Hey ! I'm trying to write a small Python script that checks whether Spotify is running, playing, and if it is, returns some metadata about the track that is being played. For that, I'm using the MPRIS interface. I have no problem getting the metadata...
Hey ! I'm trying to write a small Python script that checks whether Spotify is running, playing, and if it is, returns some metadata about the track that is being played. For that, I'm ...
Regular
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I just signed on as a Premium user, and am using the stand alone player app. Call me an idiot (go ahead; you wouldn't be the first) but I can't seem to find out how to get lyrics while music is playing. I've attached a screenshot showing the empty ho...
I just signed on as a Premium user, and am using the stand alone player app. Call me an idiot (go ahead; you wouldn't be the first) but I can't seem to find out how to get lyrics while music is...
Casual Listener
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I reinstalled my computer (Debian testing/stretch) and installed latest Spotify client for it. Local files playback doesn't work, so I tried that existing solution:sudo wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8593574/Spotify/ffmpeg/libavcodec.so.53 ...
I reinstalled my computer (Debian testing/stretch) and installed latest Spotify client for it. Local files playback doesn't work, so I tried that existing solution: sudo wget https://dl.dropboxu...
Regular
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i386 Debian Jessiei3 window managerFree Spotify accountVersion 0.9.4.183.g644e24e0Console DumpFull Size Images I just installed the Linux version of Spotify through the official repo, and the UI does not seem to be rendering properly. Logging in work...
i386 Debian Jessie i3 window manager Free Spotify account Version 0.9.4.183.g644e24e0 Console Dump Full Size Images I just installed the Linux version of Spotify through the official re...
Casual Listener
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Spotify won't let me log in on Linux, it keeps saying that my password is wrong. I logged in on the spotify multiple times using the same email and password, so there's obviously a bug in spotify.
Spotify won't let me log in on Linux, it keeps saying that my password is wrong. I logged in on the spotify multiple times using the same email and password, so there's obviously a bug in spotify.
Regular
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Google Chrome will soon stop updating the 32 bit version on March 2016. Because Spotify is based on chromium, will Spotify be 64-bit only, too?
Google Chrome will soon stop updating the 32 bit version on March 2016. Because Spotify is based on chromium, will Spotify be 64-bit only, too?
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