fedora-workstation

#435 Replace totem with Showtime
Closed: Fixed by mclasen. Opened by catanzaro.

Closed: Fixed
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GNOME is planning to replace totem with https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/Incubator/showtime. We should package the new app and provide our feedback on its readiness to upstream.

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue set to the milestone: Fedora 41
- Issue tagged with: default-apps, experience, packaging

Afternoon is now called Showtime https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/Incubator/showtime

Updated the ticket accordingly.

Metadata Update from @catanzaro:
- Issue tagged with: meeting-request

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue untagged with: meeting-request
- Issue tagged with: meeting

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue untagged with: meeting
- Issue tagged with: meeting-request

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue set to the milestone: Fedora 42 (was: Fedora 41)

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue untagged with: meeting-request
- Issue tagged with: meeting

I have sent a "help wanted" email to desktop + devel: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/desktop@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/7JRYVPLOFVQJ2EANEGTO6ZQTXJF7EWRC/

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue untagged with: meeting

Package review request: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2324442

Maybe @kalev or @ngompa could help review it?

Metadata Update from @mclasen:
- Issue tagged with: meeting

Showtime has slipped to GNOME 49, so we have much more time to provide feedback on Showtime. I suggest we all install the Fedora package.

Metadata Update from @catanzaro:
- Issue untagged with: meeting

The RPM package from Fedora 41 repo seems to be missing app stream data. I wasn't able to find it in Software (there was Flathub Flatpak only) and had to fall back to command line.
Edited by tomaszgasior

fedora appstream data has probably not been regenerated yet.

We might want to block on this missing codecs issue.

We also need to change the mimeapps.list in the gnome-desktop3 package.

Metadata Update from @mclasen:
- Issue tagged with: meeting

This change is tentatively approved for F43. We will implement in rawhide now. We can create a new issue report if we wish to reconsider before release, which might make sense if Showtime does not progress through the upstream incubation process as expected.

Metadata Update from @catanzaro:
- Issue untagged with: meeting

According to the latest "This Week in GNOME" blog, Showtime will be replacing Totem in GNOME 49. https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/05/twig-199/

Installed a rawhide vm today, and Showtime is there. It has been renamed to "Video Player"

Metadata Update from @mclasen:
- Issue close_status updated to: Fixed
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

This issue has been migrated to Fedora Forge:
https://forge.fedoraproject.org/workstation/tickets/issues/435

Please continue any further discussion there.
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