How To Install exe-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install exe-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 20.04. exe-thumbnailer is Windows executable (.exe, etc.) thumbnailer for Linux desktops

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install exe-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is exe-thumbnailer

exe-thumbnailer is:

exe-thumbnailer is a thumbnailer for Windows executable files that shows the embedded icons of .exe, .lnk, .msi, and .dll files when available.

It supports any file manager that uses .thumbnailer entries, including Nautilus, Caja, Nemo, Thunar (when tumbler is installed), and PCManFM.

There are three methods to install exe-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install exe-thumbnailer Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install exe-thumbnailer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install exe-thumbnailer

Install exe-thumbnailer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install exe-thumbnailer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install exe-thumbnailer

Install exe-thumbnailer Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install exe-thumbnailer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install exe-thumbnailer

How To Uninstall exe-thumbnailer on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the exe-thumbnailer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove exe-thumbnailer

Uninstall exe-thumbnailer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall exe-thumbnailer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove exe-thumbnailer

Remove exe-thumbnailer Configurations and Data

To remove exe-thumbnailer configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge exe-thumbnailer

Remove exe-thumbnailer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove exe-thumbnailer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exe-thumbnailer

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install exe-thumbnailer package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.