I’m running Spotify version 0.9.4.183-1 and local mp3 files don’t play anymore. All I get from the logs is “15:58:39.156 I [audio_driver_linux.cpp:18 ] Using PulseAudio”, no proper error message 🙁 After some googling, the fix was simple enough. Install the “ffmpeg-compat” package from the office repo. sudo pacman -S ffmpeg-compat Restart spotify and your local mp3 files should now play in your Spotify client. Source: ArchWiki
Arch Linux defaults to DHCP on a new install. This guide will walk you through the steps need to configure a static IP interface for your Arch Linux install. Create the interface config file in “/etc/netctl/”. Either use the sample file in “/etc/netctl/examples/” as a base or create one from scratch. We’ll create a new file for this walkthrough. #cd /etc/netctl<br /> #vi eth0 The lines below go into the file. ...
The Spotify client is available through WINE or natively through the AUR. I’ll walk you through the AUR way. Download the Spotify package from the AUR. [[Spotify AUR][1]] wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sp/spotify/spotify.tar.gz Unpack the package and compile. tar -zxvf spotify.tar.gz</p> cd spotify/ makepkg -s ` `` The "-s" switch will use pacman to resolve any dependencies. 3. Install the compile package. `pacman -U spotify-0.9.4.183-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz` [1]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/spotify/
Just completed my fresh install of Arch Linux and Gnome 3.10. Hit my first issue, gnome-online-accounts dialog does not come up so I can’t add my clound accounts. The Fix: Install “telepathy-gaze” packge. pacman -S telepathy-gaze
Fedora Utils is the “Ubuntu Tweak” of Fedora. It simplifies many of the post install tasks. It’s basically a collection of scripts and customizable plugins wrapped around a nice GUI which help you install fonts, codecs, flash, java, etc. It also cleans up your system, fixes some common issues, tweaks your desktop, etc. Here’s a one liner to get it installed on your Fedora 20. su -c "cd /tmp/ && curl http://satya164.github.io/fedorautils/fedorautils-installer -o fedorautils-installer && chmod +x fedorautils-installer && ./fedorautils-installer" ...