spotify on AUR (Arch User Repository)
Last updated: February 01,2025
1. Install "spotify" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)
a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)
$
sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
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b. Install spotify on Arch using YAY
$
yay -S
spotify
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* (Optional) Uninstall spotify on Arch using YAY
$
yay -Rns
spotify
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2. Manually Install "spotify" via AUR
a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:
$
sudo pacman -S --needed
base-devel git
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b. Clone spotify's git locally
$
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/spotify.git
~/spotify
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c. Go to ~/spotify folder and install it
$
cd
~/spotify
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$
makepkg -si
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3. Information about the spotify package on Arch User Repository (AUR)
ID: 1413492
Name: spotify
PackageBaseID: 190271
PackageBase: spotify
Version: 1:1.2.31.1205-2
Description: A proprietary music streaming service
URL: https://www.spotify.com
NumVotes: 138
Popularity: 16.279134
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gromit
Submitter: Foxboron
FirstSubmitted: 1675983116
LastModified: 1708557612
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/spotify.tar.gz
Name: spotify
PackageBaseID: 190271
PackageBase: spotify
Version: 1:1.2.31.1205-2
Description: A proprietary music streaming service
URL: https://www.spotify.com
NumVotes: 138
Popularity: 16.279134
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: gromit
Submitter: Foxboron
FirstSubmitted: 1675983116
LastModified: 1708557612
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/spotify.tar.gz