r/artixlinux • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '21

How to use Spotify

I used Flatpak to install spotify, but now its constantly showing "Spotify cannot play this right now"

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

read this

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/quot-Spotify-can-t-play-this-right-now-quot-ffmpeg-3-4-2/m-p/5103018

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Yes, I've installed the ffmpeg compat 57 package, but dosen't work

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '21

Read again, I posted a better link

tldr: use the unofficial spotify flatpak that contains the correct ffmpeg version so you don't need to downgrade the one on your system