# Plexamp on (arch)linux not working
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-on-arch-linux-not-working/933221
**Category:** Plex Labs
**Tags:** plexamp
**Created:** [November 5, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-on-arch-linux-not-working/933221 "2025-11-05T18:02:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Yamigishi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Yamigishi)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-on-arch-linux-not-working/933221/1 "2025-11-05T18:02:07Z")
Player Version#: Plexamp 4.12.4 (linux)
Hello, I recently switched from Windows to archlinux. Installed plexamp using yay (i have the same issue with both plexamp-appimage and plexamp-bin) and whenever i try to play a song, it just immediately stops. Not really sure what’s causing this, if i launch plexamp through Konsole there’s no error. I can use the flatpak version, but it has a different issue where when i start a song it doesn’t play for a bit (it goes from 0 to 1 to 0 to 1 etc second) until suddenly it does after i try changing to a different song and playing the same one again (and then everything works fine)
Video of the issue:
[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1435350704490418229/1435350705505570867/2025-11-04\_20-25-43.mp4?ex=690c4ec3&is=690afd43&hm=3a2360036698073557b9e30ab6d6c6880898c4fc5cee4b91e861140a95cd4db6&](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1435350704490418229/1435350705505570867/2025-11-04_20-25-43.mp4?ex=690c4ec3&is=690afd43&hm=3a2360036698073557b9e30ab6d6c6880898c4fc5cee4b91e861140a95cd4db6&)
also when i use the flatpak version if i check the plex app i can see that 1) it says i’m downloading the song) and 2 it says i’m playing it normally (like that) Also also unrelated to that but i have multiple libraries and cross searching (ie searching for a song or an album etc that’s in a different library than the one i currently have selected) doesn’t work, despite working on android/windows
Video:
[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1435350704490418229/1435351729129394246/2025-11-04\_20-33-53.mp4?ex=690c4fb7&is=690afe37&hm=221047d1ffaec94017bf26f75cdc71f29608fd49bf626c7b4a8fb474ad147d21&](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1435350704490418229/1435351729129394246/2025-11-04_20-33-53.mp4?ex=690c4fb7&is=690afe37&hm=221047d1ffaec94017bf26f75cdc71f29608fd49bf626c7b4a8fb474ad147d21&)
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### Author:  [@Yamigishi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Yamigishi)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-on-arch-linux-not-working/933221/2 "2025-11-19T19:46:47Z")
I’d like to up this topic as i haven’t found a solution for this issue. I did find some half solutions tho, and also my log files
[Plexamp.log](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/aNfc1YfMGUnsLfpitU9HSMwrQfh.log) (106.6 KB)
as for the half solution, switching the audio device seems to work… Kind of. When i do switch it i get my music playing, but my browser audio stops working for some reason. And then if i pause the song it and unpause it it also doesn’t work anymore. Really weird stuff all around
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexamp-on-arch-linux-not-working/933221/3 "2026-02-17T19:47:37Z")
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