Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, MovieThumbs is an app for generating thumbnails from movie posters, that are available via tmdb.org. The latest version available is MovieThumb 0.3.3, which has been recently released. For more information, see the official changelog.
In this article I will show you how to install MovieThumbs KDE 0.3.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Fedora 20 and Fedora 19, all systems using the KDE desktop environment.
Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
Because it is available via SamRog’s PPA, installing MovieThumbs KDE 0.3.3 on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 16, Linux Mint 15, Linux Mint 14 and Linux Mint 13 is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the kde-thumbnailer-moviethumbs package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kde-thumbnailer-moviethumbs
For the Fedora systems, MovieThumbs KDE 0.3.3 are not available via any repository, so we have to download the rpm packages and install them with rpm.
How to install MovieThumbs KDE 0.3.3 on Fedora 20:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mdemeyer/Fedora_20/i686/moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.2.i686.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.2.i686.rpm
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mdemeyer/Fedora_20/x86_64/moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.2.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.2.x86_64.rpm
How to install MovieThumbs KDE 0.3.3 on Fedora 19:
Instructions for 32 bit systems:
$ wget download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mdemeyer/Fedora_19/i686/moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.3.i686.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.3.i686.rpm
Instructions for 64 bit systems:
$ wget download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mdemeyer/Fedora_19/x86_64/moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.3.x86_64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -i moviethumbs-kde-0.3.3-2.3.x86_64.rpm