How To Install Spotify On Ubuntu Linux Mint And Other Distros

Install Spotify on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian-based Distros

Most Ubuntu and Debian-based Linux distros come preinstalled with app stores. Linux Mint, for example, hosts its own store with a wide selection of apps, and Spotify is one of them. Even Ubuntu 23.04 comes with a dedicated Snap store, reducing the emphasis on Flatpaks. In that case, here’s what the steps look like:

  1. Launch the app store.
  2. Search for the Spotify app listing using the search bar.
  3. Finally, click the “Install” button. You can choose your desired installation source on the app listing page. Moreover, Spotify officially supports Ubuntu and Debian-based Linux distributions. Here’s how you can install Spotify on Debian-based distros using the command line:
  4. Use the “Ctrl + Alt + T” keyboard shortcut to launch the Terminal
  5. Copy and paste the following commands one by one. This adds the Spotify repo to your distribution.
  6. Finally, use the following command to install Spotify on your Linux system.
    If you primarily use Flatpak, you can install the Spotify app with a single line of command, considering you already have Flatpak installed. If you like using Snap, here’s how to install Spotify using the same on your Ubuntu desktop.

Install Spotify on Arch-based Distros

There are a few ways to install Spotify on Arch-based distros — using Pacman, Flatpak, or AUR and AUR builders. So, let’s look at each method in brief below:
To install Spotify using Pacman, use the following command.
Installing Spotify via Flatpak is a similar affair as on any distro.
AUR (Arch User Repository), as the name suggests, is a repository of apps maintained by Arch users. To install from AUR, you need base-devel to build the packages yourself or use AUR helpers, and you also need Git before you can install Spotify on Arch Linux.

  1. To install Git and base-devel, enter the following commands one by one.
  2. Once installed, use the following command to pull the Spotify AUR repo.
  3. After that, run the cd command to switch to the Spotify directory.
  4. Finally, enter the following command to build the Spotify package.
  5. You will now see Spotify in the app menu.

Install Spotify on Fedora, CentOS, or any RPM-based Distro

There are two ways to install Spotify on Fedora, OpenSUSE, or any RPM-based Linux distros. You can either use Flathub or DNF to get the Spotify desktop app on your PC.
To install Spotify on Fedora using DNF, use the following command.
To install Spotify on Fedora using Flathub, use the following command.