Shotwell 0.30.7 does not create video thumbnails in MX Linux 18.3.
Mandatory: Shotwell version the issue was seen with
Shotwell 0.30.7 from MX Linux 18.3. depository
The expected behaviour
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What was actually happening
From MX Linux 18.3 repository which is fresh installed and updated downloaded Shotwell app does not create video thumbnails.
From MX Linux 18.3 repository which is fresh installed and updated downloaded Shotwell app does not create video thumbnails.
According to readme.DEBIAN file, in system must exist file: /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer, wich I do not have.
So, I had no succes wit backup, because shotwell-video-thumbnailer doesnot exist.
Then I made following:
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install ffmpegthumbnailer
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Create a new executable file: with: sudo touch /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer
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Then I had no succes with command: sudo chmod --reference=/usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer.org /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer, because /usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer.org does not exist.
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Through Thunar file manager with root I opened created file and wrote in to: echo "#! /bin/bash" >/usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer echo "ffmpegthumnailer -i "$1" -o -b -c png >>/usr/lib/shotwell-video-thumbnailer
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Also through Thunar file manager I made that file executable.
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Then through Thunar file manager I deleted folder "thumbs" and "shotwell.log" file in directory: /home/username/.cache/shotwell/