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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!! Unable to install on ubuntu 15.04 for hash sum mismatch

Hi, I just installed ubuntu 15.04, was following https://www.spotify.com/us/download/previews/ and after adding the key and the repo to sources.list apt-get says: W: Failed to fetch http://repository.spotify.com/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Pac...

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Hi,   I just installed ubuntu 15.04, was following https://www.spotify.com/us/download/previews/ and after adding the key and the repo to sources.list apt-get says:   W: Failed to ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution spotify-client on Linux, update to libssl1.1

Hi, Is it possible to update the dependency of spotify-client linux to libssl1.1: https://packages.debian.org/stretch/libssl1.1 Also, libavcodec57 and libavformat57 Thanks, Thanks

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Hi,   Is it possible to update the dependency of spotify-client linux to libssl1.1: https://packages.debian.org/stretch/libssl1.1   Also, libavcodec57 and libavformat57 😉   Than...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cyrillic artists transliterated in desktop apps

For some reason artists with cyrillic names/titles are transliterated in desktop apps (checked on Linux and Windows) while they are displayed correctly in android app. Can this please be fixed? last.fm scrobbles become real mess with all this.

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For some reason artists with cyrillic names/titles are transliterated in desktop apps (checked on Linux and Windows) while they are displayed correctly in android app. Can this please be fixed? last....

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Kali Linux not working

When i try to install the client it informs me that my libssl require 1.0.0 and i believe i have a newer version. When i run sudo apt-get install spotify-clientit gives me this:Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree Reading state infor...

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When i try to install the client it informs me that my libssl require 1.0.0 and i believe i have a newer version. When i run sudo apt-get install spotify-client it gives me this: Reading package li...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list

I tried to install Spotify and I now have this error message. I am running Ubuntu 16.04. Please help me get rid of it. E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.listE: The list of sources could not be read.

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I tried to install Spotify and I now have this error message. I am running Ubuntu 16.04. Please help me get rid of it.   E: Type 'sudo' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.l...

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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...

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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 @...

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Spotify Linux on aarch64

Hello I am (desperately) trying to install spotify-client on an aarch64 architectureHowever, only packages for amd64 and i386 are available! Can anyone provide sources that I can compile that myself? I would even sign an NDA for that...Thanks..

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Hello   I am (desperately) trying to install spotify-client on an aarch64 architecture However, only packages for amd64 and i386 are available! 😞   Can anyone provide sources that I c...

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An option to choose displaying content (eg song & artist name) in its original language?

It might be a very minor request so I'm just trying my luck. I would like to have an option which allow me to always show the music content (eg song, album & artist name) in its orginal language. I appreciate Spotify doing much efforts to support so ...

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It might be a very minor request so I'm just trying my luck. I would like to have an option which allow me to always show the music content (eg song, album & artist name) in its orginal language....

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Spotify for Linux (RPM)

I am a huge fan of Linux and am now using Fedora 22 at the moment. To be honest, installing Spotify on rpm based Linux machines is (when doing it all yourself without scripts or repo's) a hell. You got to convert it and change lots of stuff. That's w...

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I am a huge fan of Linux and am now using Fedora 22 at the moment.   To be honest, installing Spotify on rpm based Linux machines is (when doing it all yourself without scripts or repo's) a he...

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Solved!! Can't install public key

When I try to install the public key through terminal I get this error:root@pc00229:/home/jdrury# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyrin...

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When I try to install the public key through terminal I get this error: root@pc00229:/home/jdrury# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59 Executing: gpg --ignore-time-c...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ubuntu: This song is not available [Blue Bar]

I know there's been issues i/r/t "This song is not available." on windows. Problem is: I'm on Ubuntu. What I've done: Cleared storage cache, reinstalled, made sure I had the latest updated client, and still nothing. Song works just fine on web client...

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I know there's been issues i/r/t "This song is not available." on windows. Problem is: I'm on Ubuntu.   What I've done: Cleared storage cache, reinstalled, made sure I had the latest updated c...

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adding an album to the queue adds it to the front of the queue

The queue does not work as it should be. Scenario:When playing an album, you search for an artist and click the play symbol on one of the albums, it starts to play. I decide to add an other album to the queue. When I click the three dots and select a...

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The queue does not work as it should be.   Scenario: When playing an album, you search for an artist and click the play symbol on one of the albums, it starts to play. I decide to add an ...

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Solved!! Cross-Fade in Linux Client

Hi, I've been using the Spotify Linux client for quite a while now. Unfortunately I cannot find a very awseome feature, which seems to be missing, since there is no menu-bar in the Linux client. How can I activate/configure the cross-fade feature? I ...

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Hi,   I've been using the Spotify Linux client for quite a while now. Unfortunately I cannot find a very awseome feature, which seems to be missing, since there is no menu-bar in the Linux cli...

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Solved!! Prevent spotify from playing any radio songs

My spotify automatically starts playing radio stations after each playlist is done playing. How do i turn this off? I don't want to listen to the radio and it's especially annoying because I listen to songs before I go to sleep but spotify keeps play...

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My spotify automatically starts playing radio stations after each playlist is done playing. How do i turn this off? I don't want to listen to the radio and it's especially annoying because I listen t...

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Solved!! Commands to play songs and playlists from terminal

Hello, so I want to wake up listening to some music and I've found an app that lets me execute a command at a given time. I want that app to start spotify and automatically play a song or a playlist but I can't figure out a command to do that from th...

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Hello, so I want to wake up listening to some music and I've found an app that lets me execute a command at a given time. I want that app to start spotify and automatically play a song or a playlis...

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Solved!! [1.0.17.75] DBus interface is not working properly

after update from 0.9 i noticed what there are no any dbus endpoints provided by app and no any signals sent on any activities. is that sorta bug or one more removed feature? UPD:Now it's possible to control playback status and get current track meta...

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after update from 0.9 i noticed what there are no any dbus endpoints provided by app and no any signals sent on any activities.   is that sorta bug or one more removed feature?   UPD: ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify 1.0.45.186 crashes on login on Fedora KDE

I just installed spotify-client on my fedora kde machine and it crashed with a segfault when i perform a login using the latest spotify client (spotify-client_1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6-95_amd64). [1224/000149:ERROR:main_delegate.cc(752)] Could not load ce...

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I just installed spotify-client on my fedora kde machine and it crashed with a segfault when i perform a login using the latest spotify client (spotify-client_1.0.45.186.g3b5036d6-95_amd64).   ...

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sharing songs with telegram

There is a telegram icon in the sharing options of my spotify linux client 1.0.64.407.g9bd02c2d. Clicking it opens firefox, showing an adress beginning with tg , but then a message appears, that firefox can not handle this and I may have to install s...

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There is a telegram icon in the sharing options of my spotify linux client 1.0.64.407.g9bd02c2d. Clicking it opens firefox, showing an adress beginning with tg , but then a message appears, that fire...

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Solved!! New Spotify Web Player Design [NEW 2017 DESIGN?] | FEEDBACK, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, & COMMENTS

Hello Spotify users, This thread is for the community who have been selected to test the new web player design. I've noticed that there is a great change probably hinting at spotify getting rid of some features and adding new ones. It is very importa...

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Hello Spotify users,   This thread is for the community who have been selected to test the new web player design.   I've noticed that there is a great change probably hinting at spotify...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Linux Spotify client 1.x now in stable

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...

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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...

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