This tutorial focuses on how to install Spotify on Debian 11 Bullseye. Spotify helps you to stream music either in form of songs, videos, and podcasts. With Spotify you can get access to a variety of music with no limit, it is however not free but if you want to test it, you can sign up for the three month free version. This application is utilized by millions of people both subscribers and active users. There are so many awesome features associated with Spotify and that is why many people love it. They include, availability of podcasts and shows, it offers an awesome sort and filter feature providing your music with a better view, you get to pick what plays next on the queue, and for premium subscribers, you get to enjoy and experience with no interruptive ads.
Install Spotify on Debian 11 Bullseye
This article provides you with a step by step process on how to install Spotify on Debian 11 Bullseye. Check below for a detailed process on how the installation is done.
Step 1. Update your System
Ensure to update your system first using the commands below;
sudo apt update sudo apt upgradeStep 2. Install required Dependencies
Using APT proceed to install the dependencies required for a successful installation of Spotify on Debian Bullseye. To do so, use the command shown below;
sudo apt install curl libcanberra-gtk-module -yThe following represents the output;
[email protected]:~$ sudo apt install curl libcanberra-gtk-module -y [sudo] password for val: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libcanberra-gtk0 The following NEW packages will be installed: curl libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk0 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 294 kB of archives. After this operation, 528 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 curl amd64 7.74.0-1.3+deb11u1 [267 kB] Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 libcanberra-gtk0 amd64 0.30-7 [12.5 kB] Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 libcanberra-gtk-module amd64 0.30-7 [14.5 kB] Fetched 294 kB in 0s (6938 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package curl. (Reading database ... 143198 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../curl_7.74.0-1.3+deb11u1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking curl (7.74.0-1.3+deb11u1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libcanberra-gtk0:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libcanberra-gtk0_0.30-7_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libcanberra-gtk0:amd64 (0.30-7) ... Selecting previously unselected package libcanberra-gtk-module:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libcanberra-gtk-module_0.30-7_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libcanberra-gtk-module:amd64 (0.30-7) ... Setting up libcanberra-gtk0:amd64 (0.30-7) ... Setting up libcanberra-gtk-module:amd64 (0.30-7) ... Setting up curl (7.74.0-1.3+deb11u1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.4-2) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-13+deb11u3) ...Step 3. Add GPG Key
Proceed to add the trusted GPG Key to your system using the following commands;
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5E3C45D7B312C643And below is the output of the executed commands above;
[email protected]:~$ curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_0D811D58.gpg | sudo apt-key add - Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8)). OK [email protected]:~$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5E3C45D7B312C643 Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8)). Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.dNKkjMlV7o/gpg.1.sh --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 5E3C45D7B312C643 gpg: key 5E3C45D7B312C643: public key "Spotify Public Repository Signing Key <[email protected]>" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1Step 4. Add Spotify Repository to your Debian system
Once the GPG has been added successfully, proceed to add Spotify Repository into your system using the command below;
[email protected]:~$ echo deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-freeThen proceed to do an update to ensure that the changes are implemented and there are no errors;
[email protected]:~$ sudo apt update Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease Hit:3 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease Hit:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports InRelease Get:5 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease [3316 B] Get:6 http://repository.spotify.com stable/non-free amd64 Packages [1671 B] Fetched 4987 B in 0s (10.2 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done All packages are up to date.Step 5. Install Spotify on Debian 11 Bullseye
Since the update shows that the repository was added successfully, you can then proceed to install Spotify on Debian 11 Bullseye using the command shown below;
sudo apt install spotify-clientBelow is the general output once you execute the command above;
[email protected]:~$ sudo apt install spotify-client Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: gconf-service gconf2-common libgconf-2-4 The following NEW packages will be installed: gconf-service gconf2-common libgconf-2-4 spotify-client 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 122 MB of archives. After this operation, 306 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 gconf2-common all 3.2.6-7 [1039 kB] Get:2 http://repository.spotify.com stable/non-free amd64 spotify-client amd64 1:1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819 [120 MB] Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 libgconf-2-4 amd64 3.2.6-7 [428 kB] Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 gconf-service amd64 3.2.6-7 [415 kB] Fetched 122 MB in 1s (104 MB/s) Selecting previously unselected package gconf2-common. (Reading database ... 143216 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../gconf2-common_3.2.6-7_all.deb ... Unpacking gconf2-common (3.2.6-7) ... Selecting previously unselected package libgconf-2-4:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libgconf-2-4_3.2.6-7_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libgconf-2-4:amd64 (3.2.6-7) ... Selecting previously unselected package gconf-service. Preparing to unpack .../gconf-service_3.2.6-7_amd64.deb ... Unpacking gconf-service (3.2.6-7) ... Selecting previously unselected package spotify-client. Preparing to unpack .../spotify-client_1%3a1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819_amd64.deb ... Unpacking spotify-client (1:1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819) ... Setting up gconf2-common (3.2.6-7) ... Creating config file /etc/gconf/2/path with new version Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-13+deb11u3) ... Processing triggers for sgml-base (1.30) ... Setting up libgconf-2-4:amd64 (3.2.6-7) ... Setting up spotify-client (1:1.1.84.716.gc5f8b819) ... Setting up gconf-service (3.2.6-7) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-13+deb11u3) ...Step 6. Launch Spotify on Debian Bullseye
The installation is successful as shown by the output in the previous step, hence showing that Spotify is already in your Debian System. So what remains is to launch it. To do so, go to activities and search for Spotify, then tap on it. Or open the terminal command line and type as follows;
spotifyThe following window will appear, where you can either log in if you already have an account or sign up if you do not have an account;
Conclusion
And there you have it, the whole process on how to install Spotify on Debian 11 Bullseye. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and we hope that the article helped you on your end. With Spotify, you get to choose which song plays now, searching for any song is much easier, library can be used to save what you like more, and you have the ability to listen to any of your videos, podcasts and songs while offline among many other features. Check below to see some of our other articles;