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How to install Spotify application on Linux
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How do I install Spotify app on Ubuntu Linux desktop to stream music?
Spotify is a digital music stream service that provides you access to tons of songs. You can stream for free or buy a subscription. Creating a playlist is possible. A subscriber can listen music ad-free. You get better sound quality. This page **shows how to install Spotify on Linux using a snap package manager that works on Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Fedora, Arch and many other distros**.
### Installing spotify application on Linux
The procedure to install spotify on Linux is as follows:
1. Install snapd
2. Turn on snapd
3. Find Spotify snap:
```
snap find spotify
```
4. Install spotify music app:
```
do snap install spotify
```
5. Run it:
```
spotify &
```
Let us see all steps and examples in details.
### Step 1 - Install Snapd
You need to install snapd package. It is daemon (service) and tooling that enable snap packages on Linux operating system.
#### Snapd on a Debian/Ubuntu/Mint Linux
Type the following [apt command][1]/[apt-get command][2] as follows:
`$ sudo apt install snapd`
#### Install snapd on an Arch Linux
snapd is available in the Arch User Repository (AUR) only. Run yaourt command (see [how to install yaourt on Archlinux][3]):
```
$ sudo yaourt -S snapd
$ sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```
#### Get snapd on a Fedora Linux
Run snapd command
```
sudo dnf install snapd
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```
#### OpenSUSE install snapd
Execute the snap command:
`$ snap find spotify`
[![snap search for spotify app command][4]][4]
Install it:
`$ sudo snap install spotify`
[![How to install Spotify application on Linux using snap command][5]][5]
### Step 3 - Run spotify and enjoy it(译注原博客中就是这么直接跳到step3的)
Run it from GUI or simply type:
`$ spotify`
Automatically sign in to your account on startup:
```
$ spotify --username vivek@nixcraft.com
$ spotify --username vivek@nixcraft.com --password 'myPasswordHere'
```
Start spotify client with given URI when initialized:
`$ spotify--uri=<uri>`
Start with the specified URL:
`$ spotify--url=<url>`
[![Spotify client app running on my Ubuntu Linux desktop][6]][6]
### About the author
The author is the creator of nixCraft and a seasoned sysadmin and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting. He has worked with global clients and in various industries, including IT, education, defense and space research, and the nonprofit sector. Follow him on [Twitter][7], [Facebook][8], [Google+][9].
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