Has anyone installed Spotify successfully on latest MX?

[KernSpy]

Spotify - There seems to be issues with getting it installed across the various flavors of Linux. I'm just wondering if anyone here has done so successfully and have it working on MX 18+ ?? Looks like there is one in the test repo .. Has anyone tried it?

In order to "download" podcast from Spotify (from what I can find out) installation of the spotify-client is required. I've just been using a browser to listen to them online, but since I've shifted to working nights, I'd like to download the podcast and transfer them over to my portable device / player. It is a Cowon S9.

Here is the procedure from the Spotify Community .. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social ... 930#M41032

Kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-18.3_x64 - Continuum - Plus all updates.

[dolphin_oracle]

Spotify - There seems to be issues with getting it installed across the various flavors of Linux. I'm just wondering if anyone here has done so successfully and have it working on MX 18+ ?? Looks like there is one in the test repo .. Has anyone tried it?

In order to "download" podcast from Spotify (from what I can find out) installation of the spotify-client is required. I've just been using a browser to listen to them online, but since I've shifted to working nights, I'd like to download the podcast and transfer them over to my portable device / player. It is a Cowon S9.

Here is the procedure from the Spotify Community .. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Social ... 930#M41032

Kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-18.3_x64 - Continuum - Plus all updates.

we have an entry in MX-Packageinstaller->Popular Applications for spotify. I haven't checked it in a while but it worked when we set it up.

[Eadwine Rose]

I installed spotify using that on 18.3, it worked then.

[fehlix]

we have an entry in MX-Packageinstaller->Popular Applications for spotify. I haven't checked it in a while but it worked when we set it up.

As Spotify signing key has expired, you can run this from the command line to install the actual valid key:

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sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 0x2ebf997c15bda244b6ebf5d84773bd5e130d1d45

After this command you can install Spotify from MX-Packageinstaller->Popular Applications.
The current valid key looks like this;

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apt-key  finger spotify
pub   rsa4096 2019-07-15 [SC] [expires: 2020-10-07]
      2EBF 997C 15BD A244 B6EB  F5D8 4773 BD5E 130D 1D45
uid           [ unknown] Spotify Public Repository Signing Key <tux@spotify.com>

[dolphin_oracle]

stupid keys...

updated the packageinstaller-pkglist for both mx17/18 and the upcoming mx19.

[Jerry3904]

Would that have been picked up by MX GPG?

[dolphin_oracle]

Would that have been picked up by MX GPG?

it wasn't here. the keys show as expired but new ones are not downloaded.

[fehlix]

Would that have been picked up by MX GPG?

They changed the signing key, the old key expired at 2019-08-16.
For first time installer MX GPG Checking would not help.
If you would had already installed before that date, the old Release-file would show the old signing key,
which MX GPG would try to fetch again. So no, that would not help. But perhaps we review this ... later ..

[kmathern]

Would that have been picked up by MX GPG?

Checkaptgpg didn't pick it up for MX-19 (via chroot, I'm in MX-16 right now)

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(MX_19_patito_feo_) Sat Sep 14 17:09:26 /
chroot> checkaptgpg

Checking mxrepo.com_mx_repo_dists_buster_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking iso.mxrepo.com_antix_buster_dists_buster_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking repository.spotify.com_dists_stable_InRelease
Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.YXVklm4N98/gpg.1.sh --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key 2EBF997C15BDA244
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No data

Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.uYgmnQ5g44/gpg.1.sh --keyserver hkp://pgp.mit.edu --recv-key 2EBF997C15BDA244
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No data

Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.tn6umT0Y11/gpg.1.sh --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net --recv-key 2EBF997C15BDA244
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No route to host

Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.VL2zpqCDQ1/gpg.1.sh --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 2EBF997C15BDA244
gpg: keyserver receive failed: No data


2EBF997C15BDA244 key not found on keyservers


Checking deb.debian.org_debian_dists_buster-updates_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking deb.debian.org_debian_dists_buster_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking deb.debian.org_debian-security_dists_buster_updates_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

The curl command in the Debian/Ubuntu instructions here: https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/ installs it okay

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(MX_19_patito_feo_) Sat Sep 14 17:10:36 /
chroot> curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
OK

(MX_19_patito_feo_) Sat Sep 14 17:11:16 /
chroot> checkaptgpg

Checking mxrepo.com_mx_repo_dists_buster_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking iso.mxrepo.com_antix_buster_dists_buster_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking repository.spotify.com_dists_stable_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking deb.debian.org_debian_dists_buster-updates_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking deb.debian.org_debian_dists_buster_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

Checking deb.debian.org_debian-security_dists_buster_updates_InRelease
    Good GPG signature found.

[fehlix]

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https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey.gpg

That's indeed a more robust url for getting the key.
EDIT:
Check it:

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curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg 2>/dev/null
pub   rsa4096 2019-07-15 [SC] [expires: 2020-10-07]
      2EBF997C15BDA244B6EBF5D84773BD5E130D1D45
uid           Spotify Public Repository Signing Key <tux@spotify.com>