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

[Charles]

Thanks for the report.

The thumbnailers are conceptually separate from the video player, it
just so happened the default thumbnailers used to be provided by Totem
(a video player)

Regardless, I do agree these should have made their way into the minimal
install, for same reason Loupe is there.

I'll get this fixed.

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Charles (charles05)

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => In Progress

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

Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

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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