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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 ... 18.04 raspberrypi spotify Bruce Becker

asked Aug 26, 2019 at 11:235votes0answers386views

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, ... sound ubuntu-touch phone spotify Eugénio Outeiro

asked Mar 22, 2015 at 16:205votes1answer2kviews

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? spotify m4a osvaldo

asked Apr 5, 2012 at 4:444votes0answers232views

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 ... 18.04 snap spotify hosts Dines

asked Aug 24, 2019 at 22:503votes0answers578views

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 ... 20.04 spotify rover000

asked Oct 4, 2020 at 1:033votes0answers998views

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 - Which is great ... 20.04 pulseaudio opengl spotify audio-player wannabecoder

asked Sep 3, 2020 at 16:222votes0answers65views

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 ... sound pulseaudio alsa spotify zoom-meeting Annie

asked Dec 1, 2021 at 20:492votes1answer2kviews

Change a certain program GTK theme

Can I change a certain application's GTK theme that would differ from the system set one? I'd like to change Spotify's theme to be Qogir-black, but keep everything else on Qogir-light (two different ... themes gtk spotify stepedes

asked Sep 23, 2018 at 14:362votes0answers786views

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 ... sound music screensaver spotify kramer65

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asked Mar 23, 2018 at 7:432votes1answer478views

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 ... permissions chromebook spotify Brannibal66

asked Nov 18, 2017 at 1:502votes0answers525views

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.... 15.04 spotify xdg-open Cysioland

asked Oct 3, 2015 at 17:442votes1answer2kviews

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 ... software-center spotify Jacob Nalle

asked May 22, 2015 at 1:512votes0answers222views

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 spotify Yavda

asked Sep 13, 2014 at 18:092votes0answers558views

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'... lock-screen spotify media-buttons Ahatius

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asked Sep 5, 2014 at 12:172votes0answers144views

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 ... 12.04 sound alsa headphones spotify geekyjazzy