Install this version:
emerge -a =media-sound/spotify-1.2.86
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =media-sound/spotify-1.2.86
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =media-sound/spotify-1.2.86
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.86 | 8 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
# Check also:
# https://repository-origin.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/
inherit desktop pax-utils unpacker xdg
DESCRIPTION="Spotify is a social music platform"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.spotify.com/download/linux/"
SRC_BASE="https://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify-client/"
BUILD_ID_AMD64="502.g8cd7fb22"
SRC_URI="${SRC_BASE}${PN}-client_${PV}.${BUILD_ID_AMD64}_amd64.deb"
S="${WORKDIR}"
LICENSE="Spotify"
SLOT="0"
IUSE="local-playback pax-kernel"
RESTRICT="mirror strip"
RDEPEND="
>=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46.0:2
dev-libs/ayatana-ido
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/libayatana-appindicator
dev-libs/libayatana-indicator:3
dev-libs/libdbusmenu
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
dev-python/dbus-python
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/fontconfig
media-libs/harfbuzz
media-libs/mesa[X(+)]
net-print/cups[ssl(+)]
sys-apps/dbus
sys-devel/gcc
virtual/zlib
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libICE
x11-libs/libSM
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/pango
local-playback? ( media-video/ffmpeg:0/56.58.58 )
"
QA_PREBUILT="
opt/spotify/spotify-client/spotify
opt/spotify/spotify-client/libEGL.so
opt/spotify/spotify-client/libGLESv2.so
opt/spotify/spotify-client/libcef.so
opt/spotify/spotify-client/libvk_swiftshader.so
opt/spotify/spotify-client/libvulkan.so.1
opt/spotify/spotify-client/swiftshader/libEGL.so
opt/spotify/spotify-client/swiftshader/libGLESv2.so
"
src_install() {
SPOTIFY_PKG_HOME=usr/share/spotify
insinto /usr/share/pixmaps
doins ${SPOTIFY_PKG_HOME}/icons/*.png
# install in /opt/spotify
SPOTIFY_HOME=/opt/spotify/spotify-client
insinto ${SPOTIFY_HOME}
doins -r ${SPOTIFY_PKG_HOME}/*
fperms +x ${SPOTIFY_HOME}/spotify
newbin - ${PN} <<-EOF
#!/bin/sh
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/$(get_libdir)/apulse"
if command -v spotify-dbus.py > /dev/null; then
echo "Launching spotify with Gnome systray integration."
spotify-dbus.py "\$@"
else
if pgrep -f "Spotify/[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]" > /dev/null; then
busline="org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.OpenUri ${1}"
echo "Spotify is already running"
echo "Sending \${busline} to dbus"
if command -v qdbus &> /dev/null; then
qdbus \$busline
exit
fi
if command -v dbus-send &> /dev/null; then
dbus-send \$busline
exit
fi
echo "No bus dispatcher found."
else
echo "Neither gnome-integration-spotify nor spotify-tray are installed."
echo "Launching spotify without systray integration."
# --no-zygote bug #944923
exec "${SPOTIFY_HOME}/spotify" \\
--enable-features=UseOzonePlatfrom --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-wayland-ime --no-zygote "\$@"
fi
fi
EOF
local size
for size in 16 22 24 32 48 64 128 256 512; do
newicon -s ${size} "${S}/${SPOTIFY_PKG_HOME}/icons/spotify-linux-${size}.png" \
"spotify-client.png"
done
domenu "${S}/${SPOTIFY_PKG_HOME}/spotify.desktop"
if use pax-kernel; then
#create the headers, reset them to default, then paxmark -m them
pax-mark C "${ED}${SPOTIFY_HOME}/${PN}" || die
pax-mark z "${ED}${SPOTIFY_HOME}/${PN}" || die
pax-mark m "${ED}${SPOTIFY_HOME}/${PN}" || die
eqawarn "You have set USE=pax-kernel meaning that you intend to run"
eqawarn "${PN} under a PaX enabled kernel. To do so, we must modify"
eqawarn "the ${PN} binary itself and this *may* lead to breakage! If"
eqawarn "you suspect that ${PN} is being broken by this modification,"
eqawarn "please open a bug."
fi
}
pkg_postinst() {
xdg_pkg_postinst
ewarn "If Spotify crashes after an upgrade its cache may be corrupt."
ewarn "To remove the cache:"
ewarn "rm -rf ~/.cache/spotify"
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p media-sound/spotify |
euse -E <flag> -p media-sound/spotify |
euse -D <flag> -p media-sound/spotify
>=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46.0:2 dev-libs/ayatana-ido dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/libayatana-appindicator dev-libs/libayatana-indicator:3 dev-libs/libdbusmenu dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss dev-python/dbus-python media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/fontconfig media-libs/harfbuzz media-libs/mesa[X(+)] net-print/cups[ssl(+)] sys-apps/dbus sys-devel/gcc virtual/zlib x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2 x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libICE x11-libs/libSM x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/pango local-playback? ( media-video/ffmpeg:0/56.58.58 )