Linux Spotify Ad Mute

_README.md

This script only works for older versions of Spotify for Linux.

An actively developed admute script for Spotify on Linux can be found here: https://github.com/SecUpwN/Spotify-AdKiller

spotify-admute.sh

#!/bin/bash

#Linux Spotify Ad Mute v2
#Put this script in the directory the "spotify" binary is in (e.g. /usr/share/spotify).
#To open Spotify, run it instead of the "spotify" binary.
#System sound will be muted as soon as an ad plays
#Find updated versions at: http://pcworldsoftware.kilu.net/files/link_spotify-admute.php and/or https://gist.github.com/pcworld
#On Debian, you need the package "pulseaudio-utils" for the command line util "pactl" which used in this script
#
#Update: For newer 0.8.x versions (x>4; such as 0.8.8), use this script: https://gist.github.com/pcworld/3198763/#comment-813440
#For 0.9.x: https://gist.github.com/pcworld/3198763/#comment-857143
#
#Copyright (c) 2012, "pcworld", 0188801@gmail.com
#All rights reserved.
#
#Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
#modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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#      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
#    * Neither the name of the author nor the
#      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
#      derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
#
#THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
#ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
#WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
#DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY
#DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
#(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
#LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
#ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
#(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
#SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" # http://stackoverflow.com/a/246128

dbus-monitor "type='signal',path='/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2',member='PropertiesChanged'" | grep --line-buffered 'string "Metadata"' |
while read -r line ; do
	if ! [[ "`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify / org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer2.GetMetadata`" == *'string "mpris:artUrl"'* ]]
	then
		pactl set-sink-mute 0 yes
	else
		pactl set-sink-mute 0 no
	fi
done &
$DIR/spotify "$@" &
wait $! &&
test -z "`jobs -p`" || kill `jobs -p` # http://stackoverflow.com/a/2618497

I've put this to my space too - https://gist.github.com/logical-and/825bab160d604d82bf6ad9ebd3a6410d. Will update there when needed (bugfixes, incompatibilities with Spotify updates)

#!/bin/bash

    # spotify-automute-simple
    # - automatically mute Spotify when ad comes on and loop short track
    # - automatically switch back to Spotify when ad over


    # Settings

    PLAYER="mpv --loop=inf"
    LOOPTRACK="$HOME/Music/Alerts/Jeopardy_loop.mp3"

    # VAR

    WMTITLE="Spotify - Linux Preview"
    ADMUTE=0
    PAUSED=0

    # FCT

    get_pactl_nr(){
        pactl list | grep -E '(^Sink Input)|(media.name = \"Spotify\"$)' | cut -d \# -f2 \
        | grep -v Spotify
    }

    # MAIN

    xprop -spy -name "$WMTITLE" WM_ICON_NAME |
    while read -r XPROPOUTPUT; do
        XPROP_TRACKDATA="$(echo "$XPROPOUTPUT" | cut -d \" -f 2 )"
        DBUS_TRACKDATA="$(dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify / \
        org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer2.GetMetadata | grep xesam:title -A 1 | grep variant | cut -d \" -f 2)"

        echo "XPROP:    $XPROP_TRACKDATA"
        echo "DBUS:     $DBUS_TRACKDATA"

        if [[ "$XPROP_TRACKDATA" = "Spotify" ]]
          then
              echo "--PAUSED--"
              PAUSED="1"
          else
              PAUSED=0
              echo "--NOTPAUSED--"
        fi

        if [[ "$PAUSED" = "1" || "$XPROP_TRACKDATA" =~ "$DBUS_TRACKDATA" ]]
          then
              echo "--NOAD--"
              if [[ "$ADMUTE" = "1" ]]
                then
                    sleep 0.5
                    kill -s TERM "$ALTPID"
                    for PACTLNR in $(get_pactl_nr); do
                        pactl set-sink-input-mute "$PACTLNR" no > /dev/null 2>&1
                        echo "Unmuting sink $PACTLNR"
                    done
              fi
              ADMUTE=0
          else
              echo "--AD--"
              if [[ "$ADMUTE" != "1" ]]
                then
                    for PACTLNR in $(get_pactl_nr); do
                        pactl set-sink-input-mute "$PACTLNR" yes > /dev/null 2>&1
                        echo "Muting sink $PACTLNR"
                    done
                    $PLAYER "$LOOPTRACK" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
                    ALTPID="$!"
              fi
              ADMUTE=1
        fi
    done

    echo "Spotify not active. Exiting."
    exit 0

I'm getting this error Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod: Object does not exist at path “/”