fatal unlinkat /usr/share/spotify/Apps/login.spa: permission denied | Spicetify | Page 1

waxen smelt Oct 21, 2025, 3:44 PM

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was just trying to install spicetify on linux and this error popped up, distro is debian and spotify is installed by the official method

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figured i would try to install thru root

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but it wont let me

dusky parcel Oct 21, 2025, 3:45 PM

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permission issue?

waxen smelt Oct 21, 2025, 3:45 PM

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dusky parcel permission issue?

yep

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also tried to run with sudo

dusky parcel Oct 21, 2025, 3:47 PM

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try sudo chmod a+wr /usr/share/spotify/Apps -R

waxen smelt Oct 21, 2025, 3:47 PM

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done

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do i now just try again?

dusky parcel Oct 21, 2025, 3:47 PM

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yeah

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it should give spicetify permissions to edit those folders without root

waxen smelt Oct 21, 2025, 3:48 PM

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ok

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still the same

dusky parcel Oct 21, 2025, 3:51 PM

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try sudo chmod a+wr /usr/share/spotify/ too

waxen smelt Oct 21, 2025, 3:51 PM

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works now

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thank you

dusky parcel Oct 21, 2025, 3:55 PM

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dusky parcel try sudo chmod a+wr /usr/share/spotify/ too

ngl i don't really understand why that command is needed but it's in the docs

waxen smelt Oct 22, 2025, 1:25 PM

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dusky parcel ngl i don't really understand why that command is needed but it's in the docs

honestly cant it be done in the installer?

dusky parcel Oct 22, 2025, 1:25 PM

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no idea

waxen smelt Oct 22, 2025, 1:26 PM

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i mean doesent it execute bash command or something?

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like cant it do that before it starts doin shit

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like yk

dusky parcel Oct 22, 2025, 1:27 PM

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honestly, there is so many things i don't understand from the spicetify team but i am too lazy to investigate

waxen smelt Oct 22, 2025, 1:27 PM

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ok

twilit raft Oct 22, 2025, 1:35 PM

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waxen smelt honestly cant it be done in the installer?

well not really, depending on how you install spotify, it can be stored in like 5 different places

dusky parcel Oct 22, 2025, 1:59 PM

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well, can't the installer like check if spotify is installed first before it installs

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i am not a bash expert though

waxen smelt Oct 22, 2025, 3:49 PM

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dusky parcel well, can't the installer like check if spotify is installed first before it ins...

it does not find flatpak directory tho

stray apex Feb 25, 2026, 1:57 PM

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For flatpak version I have to run this after every Spotify update via flatpak/Discovery (I'm on Fedora 43 KDE Plasma):

sudo chmod a+wr -R /var/lib/flatpak/app/com.spotify.Client/x86_64/stable/active/files/extra/share/spotify/Apps```

#fatal unlinkat /usr/share/spotify/Apps/login.spa: permission denied