Canonical Makes It Easier to Install Spotify for Linux on Ubuntu, Other Distros

Canonical announced today that it has managed to port the proprietary Spotify for Linux desktop client to its Snap universal binary format for all supported Ubuntu Linux releases and other Snappy-enabled GNU/Linux distros.

Running the official Spotify for Linux client on a GNU/Linux distro like Ubuntu or Solus isn't all that easy these days, but with the availability of the Snap universal binary package across more and more distros, you can install the app with a single command on any Snappy-powered system, thanks to the Snapcraft team over at Canonical. 

"Spotify for Linux is a labor of love from our engineers that wanted to listen to Spotify on their Linux development machines. They work on it in their spare time and it is currently not a platform that we actively support," says Spotify. "The experience may differ from our other Spotify Desktop clients, such as Windows and Mac."

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