Spotify is a music streaming service that is available on Ubuntu 9.10. To install Spotify, you will need to use Wine.

  1. First, install Wine.
  2. Next, open Wine and click on the “Install” button.
  3. Once Wine has installed, open a new window and click on the “Wine” button.
  4. In the “Wine” window, select “Spotify” from the list of applications and click on the “Install” button.
  5. Once Spotify has been installed, you will need to open it up and start streaming your music!

Note: Spotify is not available in all countries or the United States. Here we look at installing Spotify on Ubuntu 9.10 using Wine 1.2.

To begin with we’ll need to install Wine on Ubuntu. If you already have Wine you can easily skip this step. To install Wine on Ubuntu 9.10 first open synaptic package manager by going to System \ Administration \ Synaptic Package Manager.

You’ll be prompted for your password. Enter your admin password and this will open Synaptic Package Manager.

Select the package wine 1.2 and click apply. This will install Wine on your Ubuntu and it’s available under Applications \ Wine.

Now that you have Wine installed. All you need to do is download the Windows version of Spotify and install it over your Wine. To do so download Spotify (windows version). Once downloaded, navigate to the download folder and right-click the Spotify installer and click Open with Wine Windows Program Loader.

This will install Spotify on your Ubuntu machine.

Now you can enjoy Spotify on your Ubuntu machine if you live outside of the US. Also, make sure and check out our review of Spotify.

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