Questions tagged [spotify]
Spotify is a popular subscription-based media-streaming service.
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What domains do I need to whitelist to allow Spotify ads to work?
I am using pi-hole to block advertising on my local network.
However, this breaks Spotify (installed via Snap), since the ads are blocked and streaming stops.
What URLs should I whitelist in order ...
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Issues with CuteSpotify in Ubuntu Phone
I have recently bought an Ubuntu Phone (I am one of the few lucky ones with a BQ 4.5 Ubuntu editon) and I am finding some issues when using Spotify's unoficial client, Cutespotify.
First of all, ...
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How can I get Spotify to play M4A files?
Spotify on Ubuntu 11.10 can only play mp3, does Spotify on Ubuntu support M4A, if so how can I enable this?
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System keeps freezes when spotify is open on 22.10
When I open spotify after a few minutes using it my entire system freezes. How can I fix this problem?
amdgpu 0000:03:00.0: amdgpu: [mmhub0] retry page fault (src_id:0 ring:0 vmid:1 pasid:32776, for ...
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missing notification popups from Spotify in Ubuntu 22.04
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. Before the upgrade, Spotify would send a notification whenever it started playing a track, causing a notification popup to appear just under the clock. ...
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Hosts file for snap applications
I installed spotify using snap. Now I wanted to change the hosts file to block ads. I used to change the global hosts file and it worked. But then I was installing spotify from the apt repository. I ...
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Spotify on Ubuntu 20.04 Local files crashes
When I try to add a source on Spotify in the local files section the whole program just crashes. It did the same on Pop!_OS and I remember on Manjaro it opened a really old UI with broken fonts of a ...
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Customized Audio Visualizer for Ubuntu 20.04
I'm look for an audio visualizer for ubuntu, mainly for spotify.
The only thing I could find was Glava -
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/11/embed-audio-visualizer-on-your-linux.html
Which is great ...
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Upon opening spotify the entire system freezes
On Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS 64-bit if I open Spotify, installed from the store, the entire system freezes. REISUB doesn't work and I don't know at all what's happening. I don't know what's happening, so I ...
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I cannot listen to both Spotify and Zoom at the same time
My OS is Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and it is fully updated via
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
I have a very strange issue, I have both Spotify and Zoom installed. Yet I can only listen to one ...
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How to keep music playing when screensaver goes on?
I'm always playing music on Spotify. It works fine, but when I don't do anything for 15 minutes and the screensaver/powersave mode kicks in the music stops playing. This is extremely annoying, and the ...
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Can't start Spotify due to permissions
I'm a new Ubuntu user and I'm unable to open Spotify. I have a Chromebook and am using Crouton. The error I'm getting is this:
[1117/164602.540507:ERROR:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(254)] Failed to ...
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Spotify xdg-open fails, while doing the same open directly works
When I execute spotify spotify:track:7u9Vkw4xWtGNjao5uz3fJV, I can freely listen to the linked track.
But doing xdg-open spotify:track:7u9Vkw4xWtGNjao5uz3fJV, I get "Link not found" error in Spotify....
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I can't find the Linux Version of Spotify in my Software center
So, I'm a total new kid to Ubuntu, and I tried to install Spotify using the steps from the Spotify preview build for Linux page. I then did all the steps and saw everything loading correctly but when ...
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Spotify Linux-preview download error
I'm trying to download the Spotify Linux preview onto to computer, which is running Ubuntu 14.04.
I've followed the instructions, inputting the following code:
sudo apt-add-repository -y "deb http://...
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Change current song from lock screen
We have a Sonos box in our office which is connected to my laptop. Music source is Spotify for Ubuntu.
Usually I try to skip songs which aren't "office compatible" (like when it's too edgy or so). I'...
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Highly distorted sound on stereo but headphone gives perfect output
I am struggling with the audio output of my laptop that's running 12.04 LTS. It was all fine till yesterday. I played the spotify in the web player and abruptly the sound just reduced and I couldnt ...
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How do I import a Rhythmbox playlist into Spotify?
I have some playlists on Rhythmbox that I would like to import in Spotify but I could not find a way.
There's this website called Ivy that lets you import platlists that are in CSV files or in ...
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How to make Spotify Snap Open Shared Song URLs?
Expectation:
With the Spotify snap on Ubuntu, I would like Spotify to open a specific song when clicking on a link shared.
What happens:
My browser opens with the popup: Allow this site to open the ...
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Can't log in to spotify app
login screen doesn't appear.
I am using snap version of spotify,ubuntu 23.04.
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Blurry, distored, unreadable snap apps
I've just run into issues with some of the applications on Ubuntu. The two that I've first noticed were Firefox and later Spotify. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, no change. As the title says, ...
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Detect when the current song changes on Spotify
I'm working on a small personal project that involves getting the current Spotify song data.
The getting the metadata part is all figured out but I just need a way to detect when a song changes, like ...
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Spotify dosen't open Ubuntu 20.10
I've had spotify working on 20.04 but it doesn't start after upgrade to 20.10.
The terminal shows :
(base) dark@Asassin:~$ spotify
/snap/spotify/43/bin/desktop-launch: line 51: /home/dark/.config/user-...
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Cache music streaming (Spotify) Location
I am characterizing traffic from streaming services, specifically Spotify. I notice that a song is streamed once, and then, if the song is replayed, only few traffic is generated. Hence, that song is ...
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Can't start spotify snap
I have the problem that my spotify doesn usually not start. When I do spotify in the terminal, I get the following errors:
Gtk-Message: 17:35:09.563: Failed to load module "gail"
Gtk-Message:...
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Sound on spotify not heard when entering a call
so I've been using ubuntu 20.04 and when I'm listening to spotify and I join a call in Microsoft Teams as example, it automatically turns off spotify volume and I have to open config to turn on the ...
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Spotify dislike commands with keyboard shurtcuts on Ubuntu 20
I am looking for a way to call the dislike action from the command line so to have it mapped to a custom keyboard shortcut.
I read a lot about dbus but using d-feet there is no commands associated to ...
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Snap store is having issues for Spotify. How to resolve?
I am having an issue opening Spotify. Whenever, I type
spotify
in the terminal I get this message
snap-confine has elevated permissions and is not confined but should be. Refusing to continue to ...
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Spotify not launching
I have updated to Ubuntu 18.04 and installed spotify from snap, but it does not launch. I've tried several solutions, but none is working. Can anyone help me, please?
This is what I get when I try to ...
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How do I force Spotify's cache into RAM?
Spotify is writing enormous amounts of data onto my hard drive. As is expected from an app that downloads every song it plays and then deletes it after you close the app. All that reading and writing ...
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I keep getting this error message when I get to the installation step when installing Spotify
download failed
Oracle JDK 9 is NOT installed.
dpkg: error processing package oracle-java9-installer (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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Music streaming services does not work in Chromium
I have a newbie question. I'm just starting my adventure with Ubuntu, but I encountered a small but annoying problem. While using Chromium Spotify Web Player just does not work. The only thing I ...
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pavucontrol, pulseaudio "home directory not accessible: permission denied"
Within the Ubuntu 14.04 GUI terminal (using TightVNC java viewer from a Mac), I can't seem to get out of root# and enter the user$ directory in order to start pulseaudio and/or pavucontrol...
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Unable to install Spotify on Ubuntu 15.04. Where do I find package spotify-client?
I have followed the basic instructions that Spotify.com provides, running the commands. But after running them all I get a message saying "Unable to locate package spotify-client". Now, I read ...
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WiFi does not connect anymore after libgcrypt
I am a total beginner in Ubuntu.
I am using Ubuntu 15.04 and everything was working fine, until I tried to install Spotify. This required the installation of libgcrypt11, which was succesfull.
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stop spotify client killing mouse
I have Ubuntu 14.04 and when I click in the spotify window, I lose the ability to click the mouse anywhere else. If I have a terminal already open I can run compiz --replace and get the mouse back. If ...
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Why the programs don't connect to internet except for the browser?
I solved a problem of getting a "DNS resolving failed" in my computer, now I can surf through internet with the browser without problems but programs, such as: dropbox, spotify, mendeley desktop doesn'...
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How do I read this "install Script"? SpotifyController
Spotify Controller.
I downloaded the files from the Ubuntu link provided in the aforementioned. Within was an instillation file with instructions, but i have no idea how to read it! Yes, I'm a ...
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Graphics problem in some applications (Spotify, Skype, VLC) on Ubuntu 22.04.03
Some days ago I started having graphics problems (not sure how else to describe it, check the attached screenshot to see what it looks like) when I open some applications, i.e. Spotify, Skype, VLC. ...
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Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can Error Message Kubuntu 23.04
Has anyone gotten error message from Spotify Client App:
Error Message says:
"Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"
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How can I download songs from a spotify playlist to my desired folder all Tuesdays at 00:00 with spotdl?
How can I download songs from a spotify playlist to my desired folder all Tuesdays at 00:00 with spotdl?
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Snap problem with spotify
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 from a fresh iso, and when I installed Spotify from the snap hub I got this error message.
Someone on IRC had redirected me to this post, but it gives me this error ...
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Spotify language settings
i installed Spotify from the Ubuntu Snap Store but it was only installed in English and i cannot change the language to German. The settings point is shown greyed. I also tried to install it from the ...
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Spotify needs a lot of restarts to start properly
I am on an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, I noticed that upon starting Spotify, it does not start immediately. Also I have to force close it at most 5 times before the next start up works. Also, by that time, it ...
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play/pause of spotify disappeared from sound menu on menu bar
Up to later last year, I could control play/pause/skip and see now playing from the volume menu on the right side of the menu bar.
It suddenly disappeared after updating spotify to
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Mutlimedia Keys on Ubuntu 20.04 with Spotify
So I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04, and wanted to get my Spotify set up. My problem is that the Pause/Play, Next and Previous keys are not being picked up when I try to bind them in the Keyboard ...
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How to setup Spotify local files from secondary partition or external drive?
I have a linux/windows dualboot, and I have all my personal files in a separate partition, but when I tried to setup spotify local files the media folder doesn't appear. The same happens with ...
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Play/stop media from locked screen
I set keyboard shortcut to play/pause music (Keyboard Shortcuts -> Sound and Media -> Play (or play/pause)). I was able to use this shortcut also when screen was locked on Ubuntu 18.04. I have ...
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The ability to control Spotify specific notifications from the Ubuntu 20.04 desktop's notifications settings are missing
Is there a fix for the notification controls missing from the setting for Spotify? Need to stop just pop-ups, not all the notifications.
OS: Ubuntu 20.04
Spotify version: 1.1.26.501.gbe11e53b-15 (...
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Pause on Lock for Spotify?
Does anyone knows how to get "Pause on Lock" to work for Ubuntu 20.04 ? Terminal says, "sudo install pause-on-lock /usr/local/bin/"
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/ubuntu-pause-music-screen-lock-...