Howto: Install Spotify on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
I finally got around to trying Spotify, unfortunately they don't have a Linux native application so we'll be running the Windows version under Wine. The install process is very straight forward and most people have had it work straight out of the box however I had some sound problems which you can see here.
Step 1
If you don't have wine installed open up the "Ubuntu Software Centre" in the "Applications" menu and do a search for wine and install it from there.
Alternatively you can just open up a Terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install wine
Step 2
Once that's done you'll need to download and install Spotify, download it here.
Find the download and just double click it and you'll be greeted with a very basic installer, follow the on screen prompts.
That's pretty much it, everything should be working fine. You'll have the Spotify application launch under "Wine" in the "Applications" menu. Enjoy 100% free and legal music streaming!
Note: If you're having some sound problems with Spoitfy I've written another piece with my configuration, it's easy to do and has been working perfectly for me, check it out here.
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