From 6aa0fd170a9d3d87a0862cdaa4e34caa87880ed4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abhinav Anil Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:13:43 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add warning about relative paths on linux, missing space (#125) --- docs/advanced-usage/installation.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage/installation.md b/docs/advanced-usage/installation.md index bf93626..f19d84f 100644 --- a/docs/advanced-usage/installation.md +++ b/docs/advanced-usage/installation.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spicetify/spicetify-cli/master/inst brew install spicetify-cli ``` -On macOS, you will need to set`spotify_path` to `/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Resources` in the `~/.config/spicetify/config-xpui.ini` config file. +On macOS, you will need to set `spotify_path` to `/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Resources` in the `~/.config/spicetify/config-xpui.ini` config file. ### AUR @@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ sudo chmod a+wr /opt/spotify/Apps -R #### Spotify installed via `spotify-launcher` package (Arch Linux) -If Spotify is installed through the `spotify-launcher` package, then Spotify won't install to `/opt/spotify` and is instead in this folder: `~/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install/usr/share/spotify/` +If Spotify is installed through the `spotify-launcher` package, then Spotify won't install to `/opt/spotify` and is instead in this folder: `$HOME/.local/share/spotify-launcher/install/usr/share/spotify/` This directory will need to be added to the `spotify-path` section of the config (and you won't need to change any permissions like the AUR method). +**Note:** `spotify-path` must be an abslolute path. Do not use `~` to reference the home folder. + #### Spotify installed from Snap Apps installed from Snap **cannot be modified** so you need to follow these steps to get Spicetify working: