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nemo-preview: Don't use deprecated Clutter

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Description

The Clutter toolkit is no longer maintained and archived.

nemo-preview still uses Clutter, Clutter-GTK and Clutter-GStreamer. Please remove these dependencies.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating nemo-preview's dependency declarations and source references to Clutter, Clutter-GTK, and Clutter-GStreamer. Identify the supported replacements or removal path, then verify that nemo-preview builds and its preview behavior still works without those deprecated dependencies.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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