spotify on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "spotify" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                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

* (Optional) Uninstall spotify on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "spotify" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone spotify's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/spotify.git 
            
                        
                ~/spotify
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/spotify folder and install it


   
    
        
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                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