Enabling video and PDF thumbnails in Dolphin
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By default, KDE’s file manager Dolphin will display thumbnails for images but not for other file formats, like PDFs and videos. In a few steps you can enable thumbnails for those formats.
Install the required packages
Install these packages using your system package manager (apt, pacman, etc.):
- Videos:
ffmpegthumbs - PDF, PostScript, DVI:
kdegraphics-thumbnailers
Change Dolphin settings
Go to Dolphin, click on the three-bar menu and select Configure -> Configure Dolphin.... On the General section, select Previews and check Video files (ffmpegthumbs) and/or PostScript, PDF and DVI Files. Click OK to save the changes.
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