Frozen Software Center - Spotify Update

AmsterDan

As the title suggests, got stuck with a frozen Software Center. Chain of events:

Upgraded system.
Noticed Spotify would start an instance with nothing showing. Just a black screen that would occasionally flicker (nothing coherent) when mouse-over.
'Check for updates' for Spotify through the Software Center.
Took a while for the following message to appear.
Upon clicking 'Close', the Sofware Center, including the message itself, got stuck.

What can I do to resolve this issue?

Harvey

I would recommend using the flatpak instead. The Third Party section of the software center will be going away in the future.

This particular problem seems to be due to Spotify servers.

If you wish to continue using the Third Party section while it exists, you can try installing it via the command line. It should at least provide immediate feedback.

sudo eopkg bi --ignore-safety https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getsolus/3rd-party/master/multimedia/music/spotify/pspec.xml
sudo eopkg it spotify*.eopkg;sudo rm spotify*.eopkg

AmsterDan

Thanks Harvey for the insight. Since the third party section will be obsolete in the future I think I will go with the Flatpak option instead.

Staudey

Yeah, the Spotify repository tends to show this behaviour for some reason. I guess it must be something eopkg does in a weird/old way or else they would've fixed it by now (I hope). Anyway, as Harvey said, best to go for the flatpak to future-proof and avoid such issues.