Showtime video player edges closer to Ubuntu debut
(https://i0.wp.com/www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/showtime-video-player.jpg?resize=406%2C232&ssl=1) Those testing Ubuntu 26.04 daily builds or monthly snapshots may have noticed that Showtime, GNOME's spiffy new video player, is not preinstalled in the 'extended selection', despite being announced as a replacement for Totem. It's especially confusing since Resources system monitor, announced as a software swap the same time as Showtime, has been on the ISO for a while. Credits need not roll on hope yet, as Showtime could be making its debut soon. Its latest package upload to the resolute archives includes a change that goes some way to explaining why it's not been present sooner. It reads: "Depend [...]
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Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/showtime-video-player-ubuntu-2604-coming-soon Feb 26, 2026, 01:42 AM