@aleastro: Done, thanks for reviewing. ** Description changed:
- 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) + [ Impact ] + Users who perform the default Ubuntu 26.04 installation (which selects the minimal desktop variant) are missing thumbnail generation for audio and video files in Nautilus and other file managers. gst-audio-thumbnailer and gst-video-thumbnailer were present in ubuntu-desktop but absent from ubuntu-desktop-minimal, meaning the majority of new installs, those using the pre-selected default, ship without this functionality. - 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. + The affected packages provide core desktop functionality expected in any + standard GNOME installation, and their omission from the minimal seed is + an oversight rather than a deliberate size reduction trade-off, since + the packages are not large and have no significant dependency footprint. - 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) + The fix moves gst-audio-thumbnailer and gst-video-thumbnailer from the + desktop seed into the desktop-minimal seed, so all desktop installs gain + thumbnail support regardless of which variant was selected at install + time. + + [ Test Plan ] + + 1. Install Ubuntu 26.04 using the default (minimal) installation option + from the release ISO. + + 2. After first boot, open the Files application (Nautilus). + + 3. Navigate to a directory containing audio files (e.g. .mp3, .flac, + .ogg) and video files (e.g. .mp4, .mkv, .webm). + + 4. Confirm that before the fix, only generic mime-type icons are shown + for these files. no thumbnails are generated. + + 5. Apply the updated ubuntu-meta package (or manually apt install gst- + audio-thumbnailer gst-video-thumbnailer). + + 6. Clear the thumbnail cache: rm -rf ~/.cache/thumbnails/ + + 7. Re-open Nautilus and navigate to the same directory. + + 8. Confirm that audio and video files now display generated thumbnails. + + [ Where problems could occur ] + If either thumbnailer package has been updated since the 26.04 release and has an unsatisfied dependency in the proposed pocket, the metapackage upgrade could be blocked or could pull in an unexpected dependency chain. This has been checked already to not be an issue. + + [ Other Info ] + This is a pure ubuntu-meta seed change with no code modifications to either thumbnailer package. The risk profile is therefore very low. ** Summary changed: - Thumbnailer packages not included in the ubuntu-desktop-minimal install + [SRU] Thumbnailer packages not included in the ubuntu-desktop-minimal install -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2154038 Title: [SRU] Thumbnailer packages not included in the ubuntu-desktop-minimal install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/2154038/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
