Public bug reported:

Test case:
Fresh install
Try to play any file requiring one or more gst plugins

What happens:
pop up informs plugin(s) missing, offers to 'find in software'
Clicking on that option fails

Ex.
totem /home/doug/Videos/bbb_sunflower_1080p_30fps_normal.mp4 
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) 
decoder|decoder-audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)1, mpegaudioversion=(int)1, 
layer=(int)3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) decoder)
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|AC-3 (ATSC A/52) 
decoder|decoder-audio/x-ac3 (AC-3 (ATSC A/52) decoder)
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|H.264 (High Profile) 
decoder|decoder-video/x-h264, level=(string)4.1, profile=(string)high (H.264 
(High Profile) decoder)
** Message: Automatic missing codec installation not supported (helper script 
missing)

See
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sessioninstaller/+bug/1708574

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: totem 3.25.90.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Aug 25 01:51:47 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-20 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170818)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: totem
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: totem (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful

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  Installation of missing plugins fails

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