Hello everyone!
Even though Spotify got an option to minimize to the system tray, it is not working! Now when I close Spotify, it closes and stops playing.
Any solution?
Thanks
There are more than one way to install Spotify.
Could you tell me how you installed it?
Apt or Flatpak or Snap?
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Thanks for the reply.
I installed it via Snap.
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It looks like the cause of this problem.
Snap and FlatPak apps are running in a sandbox environment which behaves rather differently from the traditional apt packages.
I also uses Spotify but I always install apt package.
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
Then
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install spotify-client
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Nothing happens after: sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
Did you issue the commands one line at a time?
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
[edit]
Do not forget to remove SNAP version of Spotify
Seems I'm doing something wrong?
I added all 4 lines one by one as follows:
akhil@akhil-HP-ENVY-Laptop-13-ah0xxx:~/Desktop$ curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----mQINBF9XbJMBEADQ/wu6dd7akoE1PrL6WpARdhoHjt2OU5Uj4H2vy2YWuEB8aaqX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=8BS2
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
akhil@akhil-HP-ENVY-Laptop-13-ah0xxx:~/Desktop$ sudo apt-key add -echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free"
[sudo] password for akhil:
gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.19
libgcrypt 1.8.5
Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.Home: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.fACaxVqnOl
Supported algorithms:
Pubkey: RSA, ELG, DSA, ECDH, ECDSA, EDDSA
Cipher: IDEA, 3DES, CAST5, BLOWFISH, AES, AES192, AES256, TWOFISH,
CAMELLIA128, CAMELLIA192, CAMELLIA256
Hash: SHA1, RIPEMD160, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA224
Compression: Uncompressed, ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2Syntax: gpg [options] [files]
Sign, check, encrypt or decrypt
Default operation depends on the input dataCommands:
-s, --sign make a signature
--clear-sign make a clear text signature
-b, --detach-sign make a detached signature
-e, --encrypt encrypt data
-c, --symmetric encryption only with symmetric cipher
-d, --decrypt decrypt data (default)
--verify verify a signature
-k, --list-keys list keys
--list-signatures list keys and signatures
--check-signatures list and check key signatures
--fingerprint list keys and fingerprints
-K, --list-secret-keys list secret keys
--generate-key generate a new key pair
--quick-generate-key quickly generate a new key pair
--quick-add-uid quickly add a new user-id
--quick-revoke-uid quickly revoke a user-id
--quick-set-expire quickly set a new expiration date
--full-generate-key full featured key pair generation
--generate-revocation generate a revocation certificate
--delete-keys remove keys from the public keyring
--delete-secret-keys remove keys from the secret keyring
--quick-sign-key quickly sign a key
--quick-lsign-key quickly sign a key locally
--sign-key sign a key
--lsign-key sign a key locally
--edit-key sign or edit a key
--change-passphrase change a passphrase
--export export keys
--send-keys export keys to a keyserver
--receive-keys import keys from a keyserver
--search-keys search for keys on a keyserver
--refresh-keys update all keys from a keyserver
--import import/merge keys
--card-status print the card status
--edit-card change data on a card
--change-pin change a card's PIN
--update-trustdb update the trust database
--print-md print message digests
--server run in server mode
--tofu-policy VALUE set the TOFU policy for a keyOptions:
-a, --armor create ascii armored output
-r, --recipient USER-ID encrypt for USER-ID
-u, --local-user USER-ID use USER-ID to sign or decrypt
-z N set compress level to N (0 disables)
--textmode use canonical text mode
-o, --output FILE write output to FILE
-v, --verbose verbose
-n, --dry-run do not make any changes
-i, --interactive prompt before overwriting
--openpgp use strict OpenPGP behavior(See the man page for a complete listing of all commands and options)
Examples:
-se -r Bob [file] sign and encrypt for user Bob
--clear-sign [file] make a clear text signature
--detach-sign [file] make a detached signature
--list-keys [names] show keys
--fingerprint [names] show fingerprintsPlease report bugs to https://bugs.gnupg.org.
OK
akhil@akhil-HP-ENVY-Laptop-13-ah0xxx:~/Desktop$ sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
Please copy the command I gave above and run it one by one.
There should be 3 commands in total.
One command to add PGP key.
One command to add repository.
One command for installation.
Hi, I've tested it myself that Spotify option, also not working here. I would say it's a gnome issue, considering you are using the default gnome. The strange thing is that other apps work fine, like dropbox or flameshot
more info here Re: Cannot minimize to tray on Linux - The Spotify Community
I can minimize my Spotify (apt install) without any issue.
I use GNOME desktop in Zorin 16.
ditto. But I also uses apt get to get it to avoid snap/flat
Has the OP removed the Snap package prior to installing it via apt?
Sorry, maybe I was not clear enough, minimize works fine, but it doesn't move to system tray when you close the window. Btw, I have the .deb installed, not Snap nor flatpak pkgs
Did you add Spotify to your Favorite?
If I add it to Favorites what happens is the Spotify icon stays in the left side of the taskbar but not running. Going into the system tray, the icons in the right end of the taskbar, means spotify should be running in the background without the need to have a window active, pretty much like windows or mac Os.
I am using Zorin16 Pro with a Mac like design.
It is difficult for me to visualize what you have described.
Any chance for the screenshot?
