Simple guide to install raspotify to Pi v1 and zero v1.x

[bluesmaz]

Would there be any guide how to install raspotify 0.31.8.1 versio to headless PI v1 and zero v.1.x as they are not anymore officially supported? I really well understand why this is, and it is very much ok.

I would assume that there is also others that are interested of this kind of alternative guide. :)

[JasonLG1979]

Think about what you're asking for, a guide to something that's unsupported. Right now the process is very similar to installing the current release but that could very well change at anytime.

[JasonLG1979]

It's just like installing any other random .deb. download the .deb and run apt install ./random.deb.

[JasonLG1979]

Right now configuration is the same as far as I can remember.

[bluesmaz]

Excellent! This is helpfull.

[JasonLG1979]

Now that I'm home at my computer..

Specifically:

curl https://github.com/dtcooper/raspotify/releases/download/0.31.8.1/raspotify_0.31.8.1.librespot.v0.3.1-54-gf4be9bb_armhf.deb

sudo apt install ./raspotify_0.31.8.1.librespot.v0.3.1-54-gf4be9bb_armhf.deb

[JasonLG1979]

@bluesmaz I've added the instructions to the README.

[bluesmaz]

Excellent! Thank you a lot for this. pe 20. toukok. 2022 klo 1.41 Jason Gray ***@***.***) kirjoitti:

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[Sshellcommando]

So I am stuck with a raspberry pi zero w until the prices come down. I used it as a wireless spotify connect point to play music from an older Home Theater receiver. I'd really like to get this working again somehow. I went to download the older version listed in this thread and couldn't get my raspberry pi to read a .deb file. I did some research and know the ARM6v is no longer supported by Debian (I think?) Would this old version of raspotify work if I flashed an older version of the Raspberry Pi operating system to the pi zero w? What can I do to get this working again?

[JasonLG1979]

I mean install the latest stable Raspberry Pi OS. It's best to keep things as up to date as you can otherwise you'll end up with situations like this one where software passes you by.

[JasonLG1979]

To be clear 2 versions are currently offered. "Legacy" which is Old Stable in Debian speak and Stable. You want Stable. You're a version behind so you're running "Legacy" currently.

[vcenteary]

@Sshellcommando Im in Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye), and had the same error as you when trying to install it with the prompts of Jason. The solution is using:

wget https://github.com/dtcooper/raspotify/releases/download/0.31.8.1/raspotify_0.31.8.1.librespot.v0.3.1-54-gf4be9bb_armhf.deb

and then

sudo apt install ./raspotify_0.31.8.1.librespot.v0.3.1-54-gf4be9bb_armhf.deb

Hope it works for you!

[Sshellcommando]

so does that allow the install of raspotify that works for the legacy 32 bit OS?

[vcenteary]

Very much so, I'm currently using raspotify in a Raspi 1 model b+, fully working and sounding great!