Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ubuntu-restricted-extras
The recommends for ubuntu-restricted-extras include the 'stripped' versions of the ffmpeg libs. "libavcodec52, libavformat52, libpostproc51, libswscale0" If the 'extra' versions of these files are installed prior to installing the restricted-extras' package then they are removed, along with anything depending on them ( devede is an ex. While there is nothing preventing one from re-installing the 'extra' libs this is confusing to many users and is quite the opposite of what they expected to achieve. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Oct 27 23:36:10 2009 Dependencies: DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras 36 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic SourcePackage: ubuntu-restricted-extras Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 ** Affects: ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- ubuntu-restricted-extras installs stripped ffmpeg libraires https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462366 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs