My OperaInstalling and Using Spotify via Wine on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:37:49 PM
Another simple guide for Ubuntu n00bs. There currently is not currently a version of Spotify for Linux. However, with some simple tweakage, it is possible to use Spotify using an open source Windows emulator called Wine. This is how I installed Spotify and made it run stable:
1. Install the Wine package in Synaptic package manager. This will require dependencies, but Synaptic will download these for you.
2. Go to the Spotify website and download Spotify for Windows. Gnome-open will automatically open this in Wine for you. N.B You need to install all of the applications you wish to use in Wine itself. Running programs you have previously installed on your Windows installation will not work!
3. Once Spotify is installed, go to Applications > Wine > Configure Wine, and navigate to the Audio tab:
4. In this tab, tick the ALSA and OSS drivers. The DirectSound settings make no discernible difference on my setup, but if you are having trouble, disable hardware acceleration here and in the Spotify preferences. Before, launching Spotify, click the Test Sound button to check that everything is working OK.
5. Launch Spotify and start playing some tracks to check it is working OK. If you are experiencing hangups after pausing and skipping/noise in the first few seconds of songs, double check you have ticked the OSS driver mentioned in step 4.
That is all for setting up Spotify. After enabling the OSS driver in Wine settings I have been able to use it without hitch. Try it yerself!
1. Install the Wine package in Synaptic package manager. This will require dependencies, but Synaptic will download these for you.
2. Go to the Spotify website and download Spotify for Windows. Gnome-open will automatically open this in Wine for you. N.B You need to install all of the applications you wish to use in Wine itself. Running programs you have previously installed on your Windows installation will not work!
3. Once Spotify is installed, go to Applications > Wine > Configure Wine, and navigate to the Audio tab:
4. In this tab, tick the ALSA and OSS drivers. The DirectSound settings make no discernible difference on my setup, but if you are having trouble, disable hardware acceleration here and in the Spotify preferences. Before, launching Spotify, click the Test Sound button to check that everything is working OK.
5. Launch Spotify and start playing some tracks to check it is working OK. If you are experiencing hangups after pausing and skipping/noise in the first few seconds of songs, double check you have ticked the OSS driver mentioned in step 4.
That is all for setting up Spotify. After enabling the OSS driver in Wine settings I have been able to use it without hitch. Try it yerself!
