Through all the mess about wine and whatnot is wasn't intuitively obvious that they have a native package that works great. Made super easy: sudo apt-get install -y curl \ && curl -L https://raw.github.com/gist/4668957/install-spotify.bash \ | sudo bash See http://blog.coolaj86.com/articles/how-to-install-spotify-on-ubuntu-for-technotards.htmlfor details. AJ ONeal