---
title: Install librespot-dev on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of librespot-dev for on Kubuntu - a headless Spotify
  Connect receiver
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/librespot-dev/kubuntu
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# Install librespot-dev on **Kubuntu**

# librespot-dev

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/librespot-dev/kubuntu#install)

#### a headless Spotify Connect receiver

A sample program implementing a headless Spotify Connect receiver. You can use this app to play audio from Spotify on your system using a remote client(like spotify for your phone, spotify-qt app for desktop etc.) that can send requests to spotify API. Not just this, you can do many more things just run `librespot --help` to list usage.

Example commands:

librespot -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD -n librespot\_server

The above command will create a device names librespot\_server which will play audio on your system when requested by remotes.

librespot -n "Librespot" -b 320 -c ./cache --enable-volume-normalisation --initial-volume 75 --device-type avr

The above command will create a receiver named Librespot, with bitrate set to 320kbps, initial volume at 75%, with volume normalisation enabled, and the device displayed in the app as an Audio/Video Receiver. A folder named cache will be created/used in the current directory, and be used to cache audio data and credentials.

### Package name

* librespot-dev

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 3 May 2022 - latest/stable
* 2 July 2022 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/librespot-org/librespot](https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot "https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot")

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### Contact

* [keshavnrj@gmail.com](mailto:keshavnrj@gmail.com "mailto:keshavnrj@gmail.com")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/librespot-dev/kubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install librespot-dev

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install librespot-dev

To install librespot-dev, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install librespot-dev
```

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