The first Spotify for Linux preview has popped up on the streaming music service’s site. It’s the first time an official version of Spotify has come to the land of the tuxedo-clad Penguins and we’ve got Spotify’s own devs to thank for it. They pulled together the Spotify for Linux preview so they can listen to tunes while their tapping away at code. Linux lovers can grab the Spotify preview right now but there are a few complications…
You’ll need to stump up £9.99 a month for Spotify Premium to run Spotify for Linux at the moment as the developers haven’t quite managed to get ads to display reliably. We’re not quite sure why using the cheaper £5.99 Spotify Unlimited isn’t an option but hopefully that’ll come eventually.
Spotify for Linux includes most of the features included in the latest Spotify update for Windows and Mac OS X. However, support for local files hasn’t made the cut because of difficulties decoding local music in Linux.
You’ll also be going it alone if you install the application as Spotify isn’t officially supporting it, though it has promised to attempt to keep Spotify for Linux on a par with its Mac and Windows counterparts.
Hop over to the Spotify preview page now and you’ll be able to grab the Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 10.04 package now. And make sure you come back here and let us know what you make of Spotify for Linux in the comments.
Out now | £free with subscription | Spotify
