ffmpegthumbnailer software package provides fast and lightweight video thumbnailer, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install ffmpegthumbnailer
ffmpegthumbnailer is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ffmpegthumbnailer package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ffmpegthumbnailer *
You will get with ffmpegthumbnailer package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 9 stretch |
| Section | Video |
| Package | ffmpegthumbnailer |
| Version | 2.1.1-0.1+b3 [mips], 2.1.1-0.1 |
| Description | fast and lightweight video thumbnailer |
| Sub Section | Video |