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Install Spotify on Linux Mint from Official Repository

Published: July 16, 2013 — Last updated: March 12, 2025

This simple tutorial will show you how to install the Spotify Client on Linux Mint 13, 14, 15 from the official repository.

Spotify is a digital music-streaming service that gives you on-demand access to millions of songs on all your devices. It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 7/8 (7 no longer updated), BlackBerry (GSM only), Symbian.

To install it from the official repository, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal.

1.) Run below command to add the repository to Linux Mint:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/spotify.gpg] http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list'

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2.) Install the public key:

wget -qO - https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_C85668DF69375001.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/spotify.gpg

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3.) Finally update package lists and install spotify:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install spotify-client

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Enjoy!