Spotify links in Chrome on Gnome/Ubuntu

December 26, 2009, 11:13 AM

I like spotify a lot, but was bothering to me a lot that I couldn’t open the links in Chrome…

After trying few solutions (for KDE, gnome ), I finally managed to make it work:

First you need to install Spotify in linux

At the console we create this script:

echo '#!/bin/sh' > ~/.browser2spotify
echo 'wine  "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Spotify/spotify.exe" /uri "$@"' >> ~/.browser2spotify
chmod 755 ~/.browser2spotify

Then we change few options from gnome to know what to do with the url’s:

gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/spotify/command "/home/${USER}/.browser2spotify %s"
gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/spotify/needs_terminal false -t bool
gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/spotify/enabled true -t bool

Remember to replace the user name in the folder.

That’s all!

To see if it works, try to open this any from this list:

Top 100 2009 PlayList

1.	I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas
2.	Right Round – Amended Album Version by Flo Rida
3.	Sexy Bitch (Featuring Akon;explicit) by Akon, David Guetta
4.	Poker Face by Lady Gaga
5.	Halo by Beyoncé
6.	Use Somebody by Kings Of Leon
7.	Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
8.	Ayo Technology by Milow
9.	When Love Takes Over (Feat.Kelly Rowland) by Kelly Rowland, David Guetta
10.	Kids by MGMT
11.	Man In The Mirror by Michael Jackson, Andrae Crouch
12.	Viva La Vida by Coldplay
13.	Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon
14.	Sweet Dreams by Beyoncé
15.	If I Were A Boy by Beyoncé
16.	We Made You – Single Version by Eminem
17.	21 Guns by Green Day
18.	Infinity 2008 – Klaas Vocal Edit by Guru Josh Project
19.	Fix You by Coldplay
20.	Paper Planes by M.I.A.
21.	Not Fair by Lily Allen
22.	Live Your Life – Explicit Album Version by T.I.
23.	Love Story by Taylor Swift
24.	Smooth Criminal (Radio Edit) by Michael Jackson
25.	Losing You by Dead by April
26.	Beautiful by Akon, Colby O’Donis, Kardinal Offishall
27.	Hotel Room Service by Pitbull, Jim Jonsin
28.	LoveGame by Lady Gaga
29.	Dead And Gone [feat. Justin Timberlake] – Explicit Album Version by T.I.
30.	Svennebanan by Promoe
31.	Fire Burning by Sean Kingston, RedOne
32.	Closer by Kings Of Leon
33.	Clocks by Coldplay
34.	Paparazzi by Lady Gaga
35.	Knock You Down by Kanye West, Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo
36.	Human by The Killers
37.	Hot N Cold by Katy Perry
38.	Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) by Lady Gaga
39.	Mayhem by Lorentz & M.Sakarias
40.	Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) by A.R. Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger
41.	I’m Yours by Jason Mraz
42.	Black Or White by Michael Jackson
43.	Heartless by Kanye West
44.	Beautiful by Eminem
45.	Fuck You by Lily Allen
46.	When It Was Good by Flipsyde
47.	The Scientist by Coldplay
48.	Time To Pretend by MGMT
49.	She Wolf by Shakira
50.	My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson
51.	Empire State Of Mind [Jay-Z + Alicia Keys] – Explicit Album Version by Jay-Z
52.	Gotta Be Somebody by Nickelback
53.	Free Fallin’ – Live at the Nokia Theatre by John Mayer
54.	Billie Jean – Single Version by Michael Jackson
55.	Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson
56.	Rap Das Armas – Lucana Radio Edit by Cidinho & Doca
57.	Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
58.	Womanizer – Main Version by Britney Spears
59.	The Girl And The Robot by Röyksopp
60.	Run This Town [Jay-Z + Rihanna + Kanye West] – Explicit Album Version by Jay-Z
61.	Love Sex Magic – Main Version by Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake
62.	Basket Case by Green Day
63.	Crack A Bottle – Edited Version by Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent
64.	The Fear by Lily Allen
65.	Ambitions by Donkeyboy
66.	Just Dance by Colby O’Donis, Lady Gaga
67.	Misery Business by Paramore
68.	Keep You Much Longer by Akon
69.	17 år by Veronica Maggio
70.	Mockingbird by Eminem
71.	Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolf, Lil Wayne
72.	In For The Kill by La Roux
73.	How You Remind Me – LP Mix by Nickelback
74.	Yellow by Coldplay
75.	The Kids Aren’t Alright by The Offspring
76.	Kiss Me Thru The Phone by Soulja Boy Tell`em, Sammie
77.	Numb by Linkin Park
78.	Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen
79.	I Want You Back by Michael Jackson, Jackson 5
80.	Sugar – feat. Wynter by Flo Rida
81.	Bulletproof by La Roux
82.	Battlefield – Main Version by Jordin Sparks
83.	Dance With Somebody – Radio Version by Mando Diao
84.	The Climb by Miley Cyrus
85.	Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
86.	The Boy Does Nothing by Alesha Dixon
87.	Supernova by Mr Hudson, Kanye West
88.	Rockstar by Nickelback
89.	Electric Feel by MGMT
90.	I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho] – Radio Edit by Pitbull
91.	Hurtful by Erik Hassle
92.	Summer Of ‘69 by Bryan Adams
93.	Down by Jay Sean, Lil Wayne
94.	Om du lämnade mig nu by Miss Li, Lars Winnerbäck
95.	Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) by Beyoncé
96.	Evacuate The Dancefloor by Cascada
97.	The Funeral by Band of Horses
98.	Bad by Michael Jackson
99.	Whatever You Like by T.I.
100.	New Divide by Linkin Park