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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!! Linux client no longer starts

This started happeniing yesterday, ive tried removing and reinstalling from the repo. Using ubuntu 14.4.1 17:21:12.442 I [breakpad.cpp:107 ] Registered Breakpad for product: spotify 17:21:12.444 I [translate.cpp:139 ] Reloading language file 17:21:12...

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This started happeniing yesterday, ive tried removing and reinstalling from the repo. Using ubuntu 14.4.1     17:21:12.442 I [breakpad.cpp:107 ] Registered Breakpad for...

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Solved!! How can I share playlist without using facebook?

Hi, I'm not using facebook, and also neither do my friends. But I'd like to give them access to my playlist(s). I know account names, but when I click "share", "send to", it says that friend of given name does not exist. So, what are my options? How ...

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Hi, I'm not using facebook, and also neither do my friends. But I'd like to give them access to my playlist(s). I know account names, but when I click "share", "send to", it says that friend of g...

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Solved!! Can't play the current track

I get that mesage all the time now. The track will play the first 2 seconds, and then stop with that message. Why!? D

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I get that mesage all the time now.   The track will play the first 2 seconds, and then stop with that message. Why!? D

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Solved!! Local files won't play on Debian Sid

luke@T410:~$ uname -a Linux T410 3.16-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.3-2 (2014-09-20) x86_64 GNU/Linux luke@T410:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) Release: unstable Codenam...

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luke@T410:~$ uname -a Linux T410 3.16-2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.3-2 (2014-09-20) x86_64 GNU/Linux luke@T410:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian...

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Solved!! Installed Spotify Linux desktop doesn't function. Why?

Hi:I just added the spotify repository to my sources list, added the key, downloaded Spotify, installed it, opened Spotify,all from the command line. Everything worked, no hassle. I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on an AMD Phenom(tm) 9600B Quad-Core Pro...

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Hi: I just added the spotify repository to my sources list, added the key, downloaded Spotify, installed it, opened Spotify,all from the command line. Everything worked, no  hassle.   ...

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Solved!! Spotify for Linux does not listen to SIGQUIT, but Spotify for OS X does.

Hi, I'm an avid Spotify user and glad it exists, but there is a seemingly easy to fix problem that is a major issue that affects all distributions. Spotify for Linux does not listen to SIGQUIT, which causes the notification icon's "Exit" menu to not ...

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Hi, I'm an avid Spotify user and glad it exists, but there is a seemingly easy to fix problem that is a major issue that affects all distributions. Spotify for Linux does not listen to SIGQUIT, which...

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Solved!! Only white noise instead of music - several songs

Hi there, A number of songs by the band "Moonlight Breakfast" only play as 3s white noise. This started maybe two weeks ago, before that, they played fine. Any idea what would be the cause? The band: spotify:album:6yLnzmuWJ6n3sOxXKFbz6j Some of the a...

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Hi there, A number of songs by the band "Moonlight Breakfast" only play as 3s white noise.   This started maybe two weeks ago, before that, they played fine. Any idea what would be the cause...

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Solved!! Re-Download Greyed out Songs

Hello, Since I deleted most of my iTunes songs, my spotify playlists are hit with a lot of greyed out, unplayable titles. Is there a way to have Spotify re-download those titles based on the info already displayed? I do not want to go through the who...

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Hello,   Since I deleted most of my iTunes songs, my spotify playlists are hit with a lot of greyed out, unplayable titles. Is there a way to have Spotify re-download those titles based on...

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Solved!! prev/play/next keys don't work in Lubuntu

Referrering this answer: http://askubuntu.com/a/372028/255935 I have Lubuntu 14.04 with Spotify 0.9.11.27.XXXXXXXXX. My previous, play and next keys don't work (nothing happends when I hit them and have Spotify running). When I test them in xev in a ...

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Referrering this answer: http://askubuntu.com/a/372028/255935   I have Lubuntu 14.04 with Spotify 0.9.11.27.XXXXXXXXX.    My previous, play and next keys don't work (nothi...

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Solved!! Spotify 0.9.11 [Linux desktop] freezes when clicking inside the blank space on the right

I searched quite a bit for an answer to try to avoid being redundant, but I couldn't find anything similar to the issue (bug?) I am experiencing. Any time I click inside the empty box on the right side of the Linux client (see screenshot), my compute...

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I searched quite a bit for an answer to try to avoid being redundant, but I couldn't find anything similar to the issue (bug?) I am experiencing. Any time I click inside the empty box on the right si...

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Solved!! Activity Feed not showing updates from people with connected to facebook.

I am not connected facebook. A few months ago my activity feed stopped updating for people I am following that are connected to facebook. In my feed is shows the same activity that is months and months old for these individuals. I think the change ma...

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I am not connected facebook. A few months ago my activity feed stopped updating for people I am following that are connected to facebook. In my feed is shows the same activity that is months and mont...

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Solved!! UI is really unresponsive/broken on Linux client after 0.9.11 update

The latest spotify update (0.9.11) made the spotify UI really unresponsive/broken in Ubuntu 14.04. If I try to do a search, the whole application basically freezes for 10-15 seconds after typing few letters, then continues but the UI elements aren't ...

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The latest spotify update (0.9.11) made the spotify UI really unresponsive/broken in Ubuntu 14.04. If I try to do a search, the whole application basically freezes for 10-15 seconds after typing few ...

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Solved!! Some local tracks are unavailable on Linux while they are on Windows

Hi, Firstly, thanks for making Spotify available on Linux. I've added local tracks on Spotify, no problem with Windows. Once on Linux (Ubuntu 14) some of those tracks are not available. If I want to play the track I have the message "The track was ad...

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Hi,   Firstly, thanks for making Spotify available on Linux.   I've added local tracks on Spotify, no problem with Windows. Once on Linux (Ubuntu 14) some of those tracks are not av...

olejon

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Solved!! Linux / xfce / Spotify 0.9.10 - Main window does not lose the focus

Hi, With the new version, the spotify client has a strange behavior. The main window (the center panel) doesn't lose the focus and always is top. I can not view the right click option menu and other apps windows. In the screencast the main window is ...

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Hi,   With the new version, the spotify client has a strange behavior. The main window (the center panel) doesn't lose the focus and always is top. I can not view the right click option menu...

olejon

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Solved!! No Iggy Azalea Explicit? WHY?

This album came out two months ago, and we still don't have the explicit version. The majority of the album has explicit tracks but we only get Work and Change Your Life because they're singles. Why do we not have the full version of the tracks when ...

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This album came out two months ago, and we still don't have the explicit version. The majority of the album has explicit tracks but we only get Work and Change Your Life because they're singles. Why ...

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Solved!! 10,000 track limit

Hi, I need to see how close I am to the 10,000 track limit in My Music but can't see where the number of tracks I have is displayed, can anyone help? Many thanks, Gaz.

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Hi,   I need to see how close I am to the 10,000 track limit in My Music but can't see where the number of tracks I have is displayed, can anyone help?   Many thanks,   Gaz.

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Solved!! Study/work auto time limits

Hi Spotify, just an idea, how about adding a function to set automatic time limits to your music playfeed? This could just be so that you can leave spotify playing and make sure it turns off if you go out or go to sleep. However, more usefully you co...

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Hi Spotify, just an idea, how about adding a function to set automatic time limits to your music playfeed?   This could just be so that you can leave spotify playing and make sure it turns o...

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Solved!! Hacked or left it logged on

Someone is using my account take them off please

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Someone is using my account take them off please

Peter__

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Solved!! [Solved] [Linux] Spotify 0.9.4, no Local Files reproduction after system update

I'm using Sabayon Linux (Gentoo Overlay) From what I've read so far I think the problem is that libavcodec got updated to libavcodec.so.54 but it doesn't show with ldd /usr/bin/spotify: /opt/spotify/spotify-client/libcrypto.so.0.9.8: no version infor...

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I'm using Sabayon Linux (Gentoo Overlay)   From what I've read so far I think the problem is that libavcodec got updated to libavcodec.so.54 but it doesn't show with ldd   /usr/bin/...

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Solved!! Desperate need to vote stuff I dislike down.

I'm new to Spotify and enjoying the large catalog, but there is a huge disadvantage to using it: Where's the vote down or don't play this button? I can't actively filter out stuff I do not like and it drives me nuts. I can listen to a radio station a...

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I'm new to Spotify and enjoying the large catalog, but there is a huge disadvantage to using it: Where's the vote down or don't play this button?    I can't actively filter out stuff ...

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