{"id":3671,"date":"2026-02-26T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/showtime-video-player-poised-for-ubuntu-release-what-to-expect\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:00:52","slug":"showtime-video-player-poised-for-ubuntu-release-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/showtime-video-player-poised-for-ubuntu-release-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Video Player Poised for Ubuntu Release: What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those testing the daily builds or monthly snapshots of Ubuntu 26.04 may have noticed that the new video player, <em>Showtime<\/em>, is not included in the &#8216;extended selection&#8217; even though it was announced as a replacement for <em>Totem<\/em>. This lack of inclusion raises questions, especially since <em>Resources<\/em>, a system monitor announced at the same time, has been present in the ISO for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the confusion, there is still hope for <em>Showtime<\/em>&#8216;s debut. A recent update to its package included a notable change: it now depends on <code>gstreamer1.0-plugins-extra<\/code> rather than <code>gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad<\/code>. This update suggests that <em>Showtime<\/em> will no longer require dependencies that may have licensing or copyright issues, making it easier to include in the main ISO.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this package update, a request has been submitted to include <em>Showtime<\/em> in Ubuntu&#8217;s <code>main<\/code> repository, where packages that ship on the ISO must reside. Another task is underway to update the Ubuntu seed, which lists the packages forming the ISO, to replace <em>Totem<\/em> with <em>Showtime<\/em>. It seems <em>Showtime<\/em> is on track to be featured in the final stable release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, scheduled for April 23, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For users currently on Ubuntu 25.10 or 26.04, <em>Showtime<\/em> can be installed immediately via the terminal by running <code>sudo apt install showtime<\/code>. Users on earlier versions of Ubuntu can also access <em>Showtime<\/em> from Flathub. Meanwhile, fans of <em>Totem<\/em> can rest assured that it will remain available in the <code>resolute<\/code> repositories for new installs and will not be removed from systems upgrading from 24.04 to 26.04.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those testing the daily builds or monthly snapshots of Ubuntu 26.04 may have noticed that the new video player, Showtime, is not included in the &#8216;extended selection&#8217; even though it was announced as a replacement for Totem. 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