Spotify for arch linux5/17/2023 ![]() Going forward what can we expect from the Spotify desktop app for Linux? ‘New Linux releases will have no Linux specific changes’ Incorrect package dependencies on non-LTS Ubuntu versions.Sometimes segfaults when playing local music/streaming music.Some of those problems in Spotify 1.0.23 client include: The release gains its stable designation by proxy, as Jooon explains: “There are still lots of problem with version of the client for linux, but we are now seeing much more problems with the old client.” Spotify for Linux 1.0.23, which debuted as a beta build late last year, rolls out to all stable channel users this week. “But who knows, maybe 2016 will be the year of the Linux desktop”. “The is probably based on the number of actual and potential linux users,” Jooon explains. ![]() Yowch - and the situation is unlikely to change soon. The problem is that n obody is working on Linux specific features, so even though I have now added it to our internal bug tracker of things to fix, nobody is going through that list…” With no Linux developer to work on the app bugs and broken features abound.Īsked by a community member what it would take to get a Linux-specific bug prioritised Jooon says: ![]() ![]() ‘Spotify no longer has any developers working on the Linux client’īut the app looks far less healthy today. ![]()
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