Install Spotify for Linux (Ubuntu/Debian based distro) WITHOUT ADS

spot_no_ads.sh

#!bin/bash

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# INSTALL  S P O T I F Y  ON LINUX (WITHOUT ADS)

# Estimated download size 500-600 MB

# How to execute this script?

# sudo bash spot_without_ads.sh

# For any issues, report here at https://gist.github.com/jishanshaikh4/6f6dbb331c4d91f1ef768f90c739a124

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# STEP: 0
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# Install the dependencies required
sudo apt install git wget tar make gcc libc-dev curl 


# STEP: 1
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# Install the official Spotify client for Linux
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_5E3C45D7B312C643.gpg | sudo apt-key add - 
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install spotify-client


# STEP: 2
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# Build the Adblocker from scratch
# CREDIT: github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock-linux/ (Rust version is up now)
git clone https://github.com/abba23/spotify-adblock-linux.git
cd spotify-adblock-linux
wget -O cef.tar.bz2 https://cef-builds.spotifycdn.com/cef_binary_88.1.6%2Bg4fe33a1%2Bchromium-88.0.4324.96_linux64_minimal.tar.bz2
tar -xf cef.tar.bz2 --wildcards '*/include' --strip-components=1
make
sudo make install 
cd ..
sudo rm -rf spotify-adblock-linux

# STEP: 3
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# Set the default spotify application icon in launcher
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jishanshaikh4/1d95eb0eb7d6e624d83ba28c4190ac1c/raw/9d7c439da8af221aeb5becaea5db5e75965d62a7/spotify.desktop
sudo mv spotify.desktop /usr/share/applications/spotify.desktop