Native Spotify in Ubuntu 11.10 (Linux Preview)
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1. Install
2. Local files
3. Common bugs and fixing them
To install Spotify native Linux client paste the following line into the terminal(ctrl+alt+t or Super(known as Windows key) -> terminal) and confirm with your password.
echo “deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free” | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list && sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 4E9CFF4E && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install spotify-client-qt
Thats all there should be to it. More information and help is under.
NB: Spotify freezes during ads sometimes. click frantic on the next song button so you get a voice ad. To show Spotify their welcome you might consider paying for premium, it makes the bug go away as well. :)
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Add application launcer:
Super key (known as windows key) drag into unity launcher
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Local files
This will allow you to use local files in spotify.
If you don’t know what architecture you have you can use “uname -m” in terminal, it should output some letters like i386 that i have put in the brackets. Download the file, it should go to your download folder, if not make sure it does or move it there.
32 Bit Packages (i386/i486/i586/i686)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7zekYZwRKjRZjIyZWU2NDEtMDEzNC00MjgxLThjYjEtNTAxZGM4MTE4YzI1/edit
Then in Terminal run:
cd Downloads && tar -zxvf '32 Bit Packages.tar.gz' && sudo dpkg -i *.deb && sudo apt-get install -f
64 Bit Packages (x86_64 GNU/Linux)
Then in Terminal run:
cd Downloads && tar -zxvf '64 Bit Packages.tar.gz' && sudo dpkg -i *.deb && sudo apt-get install -f
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Fixing the “InRelease” bug
Symptoms:
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Terminal update (sudo apt-get update)
W: Failed to fetch http://repository.spotify.com/dists/stable/InRelease Unable to find expected entry ‘non-free/source/Sources’ in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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Failed to download repository information
Check your Internet connection.
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A triangle in the notification area that looks as if your computer is about to die !!!
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THE FIX
Super key(known as windows key) –> Software Sources –> Other software –> Remove the check/tick for the source code –> password –> Run Update Manager again
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What does the install script do
sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb http://repository.spotify.com/ stable non-free” >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.sources.list’ —- ads repository into your list
&& adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 4E9CFF4E —- Security clearance dude!! confirms the repo and sets permissions
&& sudo apt-get update —- updates package list
&& apt-get install spotify-client-qt —- Installs Spotify
Sources:
2. Bug -> myself :) :D
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By: openbox s11 hd firmware on May 3, 2013
at 02:13
I can’t understand how come nobody has pointed this out. It took me like 15min to figure it out. Anyhow, the apt-key adv portion of your command simply doesn’t work. Or I suppose it would, but wordpress has probably converted your double – to one long -. It’s hard to realize that as the slightly larger – hardly stands out. And the options are actually documented in the man pages of gpg instead of apt-key. Not to mention that the error message left me totally clueless.
By: Timo on July 3, 2012
at 09:55
Btw. also the key you need to add has changed. It’s now this: 94558F59 (or check it out from the spotify site..)
By: Timo on July 3, 2012
at 14:24
I fogrot about this post :) but Spotify started working flawlessly on 10.10 some time ago, at least for me. Apparently some update or another fixed it, because I didn’t do anything… I just hope that Spotify will release some kind of API for the basic controls to enable panel-applets, global shortcuts etc. on Spotify… Or is there a way to make global keys work already? It’s possible under Wine, but apparently not in the native version…
By: Nicka on December 1, 2010
at 09:41
You are missing a sudo in the last command:
apt-get install spotify-client-qt spotify-client-gnome-support
By: Marius on November 15, 2010
at 10:31
thank you, thought it was something like that.
By: olof on January 17, 2011
at 22:19
Yeah that would suck if a newb tried it which is my main target :/
By: pererik87 on February 20, 2012
at 21:50
Spotify not workink in ubuntu 10.10
By: helena69 on November 10, 2010
at 15:54
Oh, well, you can’t have everything :)
I submitted the bug, let’s hope it solvable…
By: Nicka on October 5, 2010
at 14:46
Spotify crashes in Ubuntu 10.10 RC when moving the mouse over the playlists. When starting from a terminal it complains about segmentation fault. Do you have a remedy for this?
By: Nicka on October 5, 2010
at 09:12
I don’t think there is to much i can say.
The implementation is still beta alpha stage (even thou their not calling it that).
Copy the lines from the terminal and send it as a bug to spotify including version of ubuntu you are running and if you use Gnome or what.
Spotifty runs well in Wine so using the Windows version may be a n option for now.
By: pererik87 on October 5, 2010
at 12:48