

Unfortunately it is not in active development anymore, but I found that it works and does the job, and unlike other third-party

Nuvola is a lightweight desktop application for streaming web-based media, which includes Spotify. However, after physically installing an Nvidia graphics card, and installing the nvidia drivers, this problem "went away". In the end, I was unable to fix this issue, and ended up using the Nuvola solution. libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed When I installed Spotify this way, the player would not let me play music, and tell me to disable "offline mode", which it wasn't in.Īlso, when I launched Spotify from the CLI, I would get this error message on startup. & curl -sS $KEY_URL | sudo apt-key add - \ & curl -fsSL $KEY_URL | sudo gpg -dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/spotify.gpg \ deb package from the web page if you don’t like to add the PPA.Below are various ways you can install a client to install Spotify music. Sudo apt-get install spotify-client-qt spotify-client-gnome-support Now you’re able to install the client app using Synaptic Package Manager, or by running the commands below one by one: sudo apt-get update When it opens, paste the command below and hit run to get the keyring: sudo apt-key adv -keyserver -recv-keys 94558F59Ĥ. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. Under “Other Software” tab, click the Add button and paste the below line into the pop-up box:Ĭlick on Add Source button and then you’ll have Spotify repository in your system.ģ. Search for and open the “Software & Updates” utility from Unity Dash.Ģ.

Below steps will show you how to add the repository and install the app:ġ. Spotify has a Linux repository to make it easy to install its client app on Debian/Ubuntu Desktop. You can stream everything, upgrade and sync tracks and playlists offline, or purchase individual tracks to keep forever. Spotify is a great way to listen to music by streaming it on your phone, in your browser, or on your Linux desktop.

This simple tutorial shows you how to install the Spotify Client the official way from its repository. Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, the next Long-term support Ubuntu release is coming soon.
