How to Install and Uninstall heif-thumbnailer Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "heif-thumbnailer" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install heif-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                heif-thumbnailer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "heif-thumbnailer" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall heif-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                heif-thumbnailer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the heif-thumbnailer package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: heif-thumbnailer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.11.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Source: libheif
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 54
Depends: libheif1 (= 1.11.0-1), libc6 (>= 2.11), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/libh/libheif/heif-thumbnailer_1.11.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 11124
MD5sum: c5a859ae495d4a9b3d25fedbe601d88a
SHA1: 770c53b8fe78b189c9e8296c5c2bca75065522fd
SHA256: bdf43ac59081b1949ffa5e47d85779deb72d33d05a0277150bfd0c68d174f508
SHA512: c881391ba2c44557fd5bc631ef2162946b94d5beeb8991ec34a76d0db7c5c546794bedc6c810f16182f08d7027450f51d0ce9dd91b0517c6cff766740bdcc404
Homepage: http://www.libheif.org
Description-en: ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder - thumbnailer
libheif is an ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF file format decoder. HEIF is a new
image file format employing HEVC (h.265) image coding for the best compression
ratios currently possible.
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A thumbnailer for HEIF images that can be used by Nautilus is provided by this
package.
Description-md5: e50d2d70bb250e23f33b019c049adc6d