

Marc marcpare Posts: 17 Joined: Jun 10th, '11, 03:20 Location: Waterloo Ontario, Canada That's it! All that is left to do is to double-click on your Spotify icon and log into your Spotify account if you have one. note that for the actual link to the program, you should put down should be:Ĭode: Select all /usr/bin/flatpak run -branch=stable -arch=x86_64 -command=spotify -file-forwarding %U this is the same link that is used by the Spotify app menu item in your Mageia Start menu create a new link on your desktop and use as icon image the Spotify image you just downloadedģ. download an icon from - save it somewhere you can find it againĢ.


Note that on one of my systems, when I dragged the Spotify app to my desktop to add it as a "link-shortcut", only the name "Spotify" appeared but with no Spotify icon (green coloured icon).ġ. If you wish, you can drag the app to your desktop and "link" it the Spotify app will appear in your "Start-Sound/Video->More" menuĦ. when installation is complete, log out and back into your accountĥ. agree to messages from this part of the installation. Type (copy/paste) the following in console (do not do this at root level)Ĭode: Select all $ flatpak install -from ģ. Install the "" flatpak repo and download the spotify client. *** there is no need to reboot your computerĢ. install flatpak from the Mageia6 repositories (through MCC is fine) I based these directions from a previous discussion on the same topic here:, but, have added some additional notes just for the sake of clarity.ġ. Switching workspaces, or switching from the terminal to a full GUI driven application can be distracting and pull you out of your flow state.For those looking to install the Spotify app on their Mageia6 box, here are directions on how to do it.

Terminal driven applications allow developers to use applications in a manner that are consistent with other tools they likely use in the terminal while working. Software developers can also make the case for staying in the flow state. You are just thinking about what is in front of you each second. At the time of writing this article, opening the desktop app, on my personal 8 GB MacBook Pro M1, consumes 10% of my available RAM! The official Spotify client is an electron app that consumes a lot of your system’s memory for something as simple as playing music. ⚠️ This functionality only works for users with a Spotify Premium account ⚠️ The intended audience for this article is for someone who is comfortable in the terminal and already spends a fair amount of their day inside the terminal hacking away on personal or professional software projects. Photo by sgcdesignco on Unsplash Using Spotify in the Terminal
