(In reply to Rog131 from comment #15)
> (In reply to Stéphane Tréboux from comment #14)
> > I just updated to KDE Applications 15.12. In the Dolphin preferences under
> > General -> Previews the following options are available and ticked:
> > - PS/PDF/DVI (provided by kdegraphics-thumbnailers 15.12.3)
> > - video files (provided by ffmpegthumbs 15.12.3)
> > Still no thumbnails are generated. Any idea what could be missing?
>
> Distribution ?
> If Ubuntu then it is a packaging bug:
> https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?69996-No-video-amp-pdf-files-
> preview-in-Dolphin-15-12-3&p=386740&viewfull=1#post386740
> Bug should be filed to the Launchpad:
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpegthumbs/+bugs
Your guess is correct; the distribution is Kubuntu 16.04 LTS. Thanks for the hint about the packaging bug. kdegraphics-thumbnailers is affected too.
Until the packages are fixed there is a workaround (I took it from kubuntuforums.net).
This command will link all the files from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/ to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/plugins/* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/
(In reply to Rog131 from comment #15) thumbnailers 15.12.3) /www.kubuntufor ums.net/ showthread. php?69996- No-video- amp-pdf- files- in-Dolphin- 15-12-3& p=386740& viewfull= 1#post386740 /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ ffmpegthumbs/ +bugs
> (In reply to Stéphane Tréboux from comment #14)
> > I just updated to KDE Applications 15.12. In the Dolphin preferences under
> > General -> Previews the following options are available and ticked:
> > - PS/PDF/DVI (provided by kdegraphics-
> > - video files (provided by ffmpegthumbs 15.12.3)
> > Still no thumbnails are generated. Any idea what could be missing?
>
> Distribution ?
> If Ubuntu then it is a packaging bug:
> https:/
> preview-
> Bug should be filed to the Launchpad:
> https:/
Your guess is correct; the distribution is Kubuntu 16.04 LTS. Thanks for the hint about the packaging bug. kdegraphics- thumbnailers is affected too.
I filed two bugs in Launchpad. /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ ffmpegthumbs/ +bug/1574037 thumbnailers: https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ kdegraphics- thumbnailers/ +bug/1574049
ffmpegthumbs: https:/
kdegraphics-
Until the packages are fixed there is a workaround (I took it from kubuntuforums.net). x86_64- linux-gnu/ plugins/ to /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ qt5/plugins/ : x86_64- linux-gnu/ plugins/ * /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu/ qt5/plugins/
This command will link all the files from /usr/lib/
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/