For arch users AUR link spotblock-rs
- works with pipewire
- checks playerctl to check if an advertisment is playing and will mute its pulseaudio sink
- install rust
- Install playerctl
- Ensure you have
pactlinstalled (runpactlin a terminal to check) - download the files from github
git clone https://github.com/egggod/spotblock-rs - enter the programs directory
cd spotblock-rs - Install
./install.sh
- Now spotblock should be available from your application menu, this will run spotify and start spotblock, and then kill spotblock after you close it
- alternatively run
spotblock-runfrom a terminal to run spotify with ad muting enabled - and run
spotblock-rsfrom a terminal to run just the adblocker
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