[SOLVED]Spotify won't play/I need to enter password everytime it runs

buzzwallard · 2021-05-29 23:02:02

I installed spotify from the AUR. The application comes up fine with everything I expect except that when I press the play button nothing happens.

The troubleshooting section of https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/spotify#Installation doesn't mention this problem.

I have sound through the web browser (youtube,netflix...) just fine. I can play sounds from the command line using sox.play.

I see that people recommend changing the audio device that spotify is using. I believe by 'device' they mean 'audio component' not 'device' as in 'mobile device' - an application serving device.

But I don't see any setting for audio device. The only device mentioned is in the context of application serving device rather than a hardware component.

Just guessing here so...

Last edited by buzzwallard (2021-06-04 13:44:08)

buzzwallard · 2021-05-29 23:07:11

Okay so it turned out to be permissions. I restarted my computer and this time security complained that spotify needed permission to run. Once I'd given up the password spotify began to play.

buzzwallard · 2021-05-29 23:14:17

Just installed. All is well except that I'm prompted for a password to run it.

How do I turn this off?

WorMzy · 2021-05-29 23:34:57

Mod note: Merging and moving to AUR Issues.

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#1 2021-05-29 23:02:02

[SOLVED]Spotify won't play/I need to enter password everytime it runs

#2 2021-05-29 23:07:11

Re: [SOLVED]Spotify won't play/I need to enter password everytime it runs

#3 2021-05-29 23:14:17

Re: [SOLVED]Spotify won't play/I need to enter password everytime it runs

#4 2021-05-29 23:34:57

Re: [SOLVED]Spotify won't play/I need to enter password everytime it runs

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