Feature request: Provide xreader-thumbnailer as a standalone package

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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c

Research direction

Start by locating the xreader-thumbnailer entry point and the project's build or packaging configuration; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Check how the thumbnailer is currently installed, then verify that a separate package can install it without installing xreader while preserving PDF thumbnailing for Nemo.

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Description

 * Xreader version (xreader --version): xreader 3.2.2
 * Distribution - (Mint 17.2, Arch, Fedora 25, etc...): elementary OS 6.1

Would it be possible to provide a package that installs xreader-thumbnailer but does not install xreader itself?

I am using Nemo on elementary OS 6.1 and therefore need a thumbnailer for PDF files. The xreader-thumbnailer is excellent and very fast but I do not want to install xreader because I already have a PDF reader installed.

A bit more background: elementary OS 6.1 comes with a Flatpak version of Evince (which works well), but therefore does not come with evince-thumbnailer. I could install Evince through apt and remove the Flatpak version but then I'd be using an older version and would rather not do that.

This could be related to this new project: https://github.com/linuxmint/xapp-thumbnailers

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