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November 9, 2017
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Linux needs a native client for Deezer!

  • November 9, 2017
  • 350 replies
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I know that exist a client for Windows and Mac, but I can't to find any one for Linux. In my opinion the web version es pretty bad and the company can develop a port for their client.
I think that is important to cover all the platforms for all the users.
Pinned Reply By sipho

I recently created an Ubuntu script to install Deezer based on the fantastic work done by IlyaGulya and SibrenVasse on an AUR package for Arch Linux. It should work on Debian too since Ubuntu is based on Debian, but I haven't tested it.

You can view instructions on how to install it here https://github.com/siphomateke/deezer. It's not at all official and isn't guaranteed to work with future Deezer versions but it's what I am now using.

I'm not sure why Deezer hasn't added support for Linux yet considering the Deezer desktop app for windows is an Electron app and runs just fine on Linux with a few minor tweaks.

Hopefully this helps my fellow Ubuntu users.

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Rudi
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April 7, 2020

Hi @jkelol111 @Ivo Cavalcante

I really appreciate your feedback and presence here in our community. Ivo, that's really what it is: our manpower is now focused on delivering features a majority of our users asked for or fixing the bugs that affect most users too. Developing a Linux app was in the target list, but dropped on the queue due to other features being more in demand. If you ask any of our developers they'd work on this in any given day. But they have to follow the main priorities for the product - IF we can't please everyone at the same time.

When you come here, last month, last year, or last week, we collect the comments and speak to the right product managers and developers about what you said. We say, "users continue to ask for this integration and this is why..."

So all feedback is important to keep the idea alive in our queue of priorities :pray_tone2:

 

Hitmaker
April 10, 2020

Hi @jkelol111 @Ivo Cavalcante

I really appreciate your feedback and presence here in our community. Ivo, that's really what it is: our manpower is now focused on delivering features a majority of our users asked for or fixing the bugs that affect most users too. Developing a Linux app was in the target list, but dropped on the queue due to other features being more in demand. If you ask any of our developers they'd work on this in any given day. But they have to follow the main priorities for the product - IF we can't please everyone at the same time.

When you come here, last month, last year, or last week, we collect the comments and speak to the right product managers and developers about what you said. We say, "users continue to ask for this integration and this is why..."

So all feedback is important to keep the idea alive in our queue of priorities :pray_tone2:

 

It’s been on the roadmap for more than two years. :/ 

Rudi
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Ultimate Superstar
April 11, 2020

You mean this topic has been created more than two years ago @raccoonsarecool 

When our community started, the forums were bombarded with ideas, good ones like this. But it takes time for them to be included in the planning and be considered for development.

Thank you for your support :relaxed:

Hitmaker
April 12, 2020

You mean this topic has been created more than two years ago @raccoonsarecool 

When our community started, the forums were bombarded with ideas, good ones like this. But it takes time for them to be included in the planning and be considered for development.

Thank you for your support :relaxed:

I was looking at Your Ideas Review #2. It was “on the roadmap” 2 years ago. 

Rudi
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Ultimate Superstar
April 15, 2020

You're a good detective @raccoonsarecool :smirk: . Yes, it was also on the roadmap before (I thought a year ago, but we're now in 2020 so that's correct), that's why we started and did initial tests. But in the end, we couldn't carry on and prioritise it. I've also covered that here in this topic :sweat:

Roadie
April 23, 2020

Hi,

I not read all topic this page, but two years have passed and nothing this app’s.



 

Hitmaker
April 24, 2020

You're a good detective @raccoonsarecool :smirk: . Yes, it was also on the roadmap before (I thought a year ago, but we're now in 2020 so that's correct), that's why we started and did initial tests. But in the end, we couldn't carry on and prioritise it. I've also covered that here in this topic :sweat:

I didn’t have to do any detective work. It was the first related topic in the column on the right lol 

Rudi
Ultimate Superstar
Ultimate Superstar
April 25, 2020

 @raccoonsarecool I meant you're tuned with everything that's going on :wink: thanks for the feedback!

Guitar Hero
April 25, 2020

I recently created an Ubuntu script to install Deezer based on the fantastic work done by IlyaGulya and SibrenVasse on an AUR package for Arch Linux. It should work on Debian too since Ubuntu is based on Debian, but I haven't tested it.

You can view instructions on how to install it here https://github.com/siphomateke/deezer. It's not at all official and isn't guaranteed to work with future Deezer versions but it's what I am now using.

I'm not sure why Deezer hasn't added support for Linux yet considering the Deezer desktop app for windows is an Electron app and runs just fine on Linux with a few minor tweaks.

Hopefully this helps my fellow Ubuntu users.

Rudi
Ultimate Superstar
Ultimate Superstar
April 27, 2020

Hi @sipho 

Thanks for sharing this with our community, it means a lot :v_tone2: