Mediakeys for spotify in Linux

There is two ways of doing this.

1.) Native Spotify player for Linux (requires Unlimited or Premium)
Create spotify-control containing this (credits go to this allenap):

#!/usr/bin/env python

import dbus
import sys

if __name__ == '__main__':
    session = dbus.SessionBus.get_session()
    spotify = session.get_object(
        "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify",
        "/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2")
    for command in sys.argv[1:]:
        getattr(spotify, command)()

su
chmod 755 spotify-control

Next, put the file into i.e. /usr/bin/
Now you got a cmd way of controling your spotify player.. spotify-control Previous, spotify-control Next and spotify-control PlayPause...

If you are using fluxbox as I am, add the following to your ~/.fluxbox/keys

# Spotify
Mod4 Right :Exec $(spotify-control Next)
Mod4 Left :Exec $(spotify-control Previous)
Mod4 space :Exec $(spotify-control PlayPause)

Save, "reconfigure" (or restart fluxbox), and you are done..

Now you can use your windows button + Right/Left for Next/Previous or Space to pause :)

2.) If you are using spotify via wine..
This way is a bit more "unslick" and nasty.. But it works..
You do it the same way, except you use the following script located here..