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Fix Missing libgcrypt11 Causing Spotify, Brackets And Other Apps Not To Work / Install In Ubuntu 15.04

| Date: April 24, 2015 | View Comments | Tags: brackets, fix, linux, Spotify, ubuntu, Vivid Vervet

In Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet (any flavor, be it Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Kubuntu, etc.), libgcrypt11 is no longer available in the repositories (it uses libgcrypt20 only) and some applications like Spotify, Brackets and others cannot be installed or they don't run unless libgcrypt11 installed:

Nuvola Player 2.5 Released With Spotify Web Player And Grooveshark Mobile (HTML5) Support

| Date: December 09, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, grooveshark, linux, music player, nuvola player, Spotify, ubuntu

Nuvola Player 2.5 was released yesterday, bringing support for new services such as Spotify Web Player, Grooveshark Mobile (HTML5) and others, as well as improvements for some already existing services.

Nuvola Player 2.5

Spotify For Linux Gets A Refreshed User Interface, Other Changes

| Date: May 20, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: linux, music, music player, Spotify, ubuntu

Spotify is a music streaming service that comes with native clients for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux as well as mobile devices such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, etc. 

The service is available in quite a few countries, including US, UK, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Netherlands and more - see the Spotify Geographic availability @ Wikipedia.

Spotify 0.9.10 linux

The native Spotify Linux client was updated to version 0.9.10 recently, which introduces a new darker theme, refreshed typography and rounded iconography. There are also some Linux-specific changes:

How To Disable The Spotify Tray / AppIndicator Icon In Ubuntu

| Date: March 06, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: appindicator, Spotify, tips n tricks, tweaks, ubuntu, unity

The native Spotify Linux client uses a tray icon / appindicator that can't be set by the icon theme so it doesn't integrate with the rest of the Ubuntu desktop. Furthermore, Spotify is integrated in the Ubuntu Sound Menu so the tray icon is not needed.

Below you'll find two ways of removing / hiding the Spotify tray icon.

Spotify tray icon Ubuntu

Spotify Ubuntu Ambiance Theme

| Date: January 14, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, eyecandy, linux, music, music player, Spotify, themes, tweak, ubuntu

Michael Tunnell has created a nice Ambiance theme for Spotify which makes the Spotify Linux client integrate better with the Ubuntu desktop.

For those not familiar with Spotify, this is a music streaming service with comes with desktop applications for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X as well as iOS, Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone. The service is available in a limited number of countries. More @ Wikipedia.

The Ambiance Spotify theme comes with Ambiance-like toolbar and colors, a better Spotify tray icon especially designed to look like the Ubuntu Mono Dark icon set (the default icons used in Ubuntu), along with other tweaks that try to give Spotify a more native feel.

Here's a screenshot in which I'm using the Ambiance Spotify theme in Ubuntu:

Spotify Ambiance theme Ubuntu

Spotify Scope For Unity Music Lens

| Date: January 04, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: lens, linux, scope, Spotify, ubuntu, unity

spotify scope for unity music lens

After Grooveshark, another music scope is available for the Unity Music lens: Spotify scope.

Clementine Music Player 1.0 (Stable), Finally Released

| Date: January 02, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: clementine, grooveshark, linux, macosx, music player, Spotify, ubuntu, windows


A while back, Clementine music player got Grooveshark and Spotify support and these, among many other new features are finally available in a stable release (1.0). You'll need a Spotify Premium / Grooveshark Anywhere account though.

How To Install Spotify In Ubuntu (Native Client)

| Date: December 14, 2011 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, internet, linux, music, Spotify, ubuntu


Spotify is a music streaming service that comes with a client which supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux as well as mobile devices such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, S60 (Symbian), webOS and more. The service is only available in a few countries for now, such as USA, UK, Spain, Sweden and more - check out the Spotify website for more info.

The (official) native Spotify Linux client got support for free accounts recently. Here is how to install it on Ubuntu and fix some bugs such as not being able to play local music in Ubuntu.

Update: the instructions below should work with Ubuntu 14.04, 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04.

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