[Bug 2154038] Re: Thumbnailer packages not included in the ubuntu-desktop-minimal install

[Yuri]

If I recall correctly on previous GNOME versions the thumbnailing was
provided by Totem, which was indeed included in the extended
installation only, so if that was actually the case, yes it technically
matches that setup.

As you said I also still think it would make a lot of sense to make them
part of the minimal install, especially because contrary to previous
versions installing Totem (or Showtime) doesn't do anything and most
users are unlikely to identify what packages are missing to get the
thumbnailing feature.

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Title:
  Thumbnailer packages not included in the ubuntu-desktop-minimal
  install

Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  As they are providing a core, fundamental functionality for the user, and considering the default installation (pre-selected) is the minimal one, the exclusion of the packages
   
  * (gst-audio-thumbnailer)
  * (gst-video-thumbnailer)

  from `ubuntu-desktop-minimal` that are included in `ubuntu-desktop` is
  confusing and severely restricts users who choose the default Desktop
  installation, as they will be missing a basic functionality that is
  normally included in standard Gnome installations in other
  distributions.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
  Package: ubuntu-desktop-minimal 1.570
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-15.15-generic 7.0.0
  Uname: Linux 7.0.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri May 22 19:59:58 2026
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-05-22 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64 (20260423.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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