** Description changed: - I use newly installed Xubuntu 14.04. When I try to open a video file, - Parole pops up a dialog box, say that "Gstreamer backend error, could - not initialise supporting library". + [Impact] + * Some users are unable to use parole because the pulseaudio backend cannot be opened. + * The upload fixes this issue by adding gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio to recommends. Most (all?) ubuntu distributions use pulseaudio as a backend, so this can help future users as well. + + [Test Case] + * On a clean system, run parole and try to open a video file. + * The error "Gstreamer backend error, could not initialise supporting library" may be displayed, preventing the user from viewing their media. + + [Regression Potential] + * This upload adds a single gstreamer1.0 backend to recommends, so the risk of regression is slim to none. + + [Original Bug Details] + I use newly installed Xubuntu 14.04. When I try to open a video file, Parole pops up a dialog box, say that "Gstreamer backend error, could not initialise supporting library". This is the output from the terminal, with gst debug level = 2: somporn@somporn-P4M900T-M2:~$ parole --gst-debug-level=2 SomeVideo.webm Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory Cannot connect to server request channel jack server is not running or cannot be started 0:00:00.756042853 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN jackclient gstjackaudioclient.c:359:gst_jack_audio_get_connection: could not create connection 0:00:00.756305455 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN jacksink gstjackaudiosink.c:359:gst_jack_ring_buffer_open_device:<audio-actual-sink-jackaudio> error: Jack server not found 0:00:00.756380823 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN jacksink gstjackaudiosink.c:359:gst_jack_ring_buffer_open_device:<audio-actual-sink-jackaudio> error: Cannot connect to the Jack server (status 17) 0:00:00.758265641 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN default oss4-property-probe.c:376:gst_oss4_property_probe_get_values:<audio-actual-sink-oss4> Can't open file descriptor to probe available devices: No such file or directory 0:00:00.758452068 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN oss4sink oss4-sink.c:516:gst_oss4_sink_open:<audio-actual-sink-oss4> error: Could not open audio device for playback. 0:00:00.758515932 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN oss4sink oss4-sink.c:516:gst_oss4_sink_open:<audio-actual-sink-oss4> error: system error: No such file or directory 0:00:00.759750439 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN oss gstosssink.c:399:gst_oss_sink_open:<audio-actual-sink-oss> error: Could not open audio device for playback. 0:00:00.759963397 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN oss gstosssink.c:399:gst_oss_sink_open:<audio-actual-sink-oss> error: system error: No such file or directory 0:00:00.760421367 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 WARN autodetect gstautoaudiosink.c:373:gst_auto_audio_sink_detect:<audio> error: Failed to find a supported audio sink 0:00:00.760646274 10578 0x7fc9ae233700 ERROR playbin gstplaybin2.c:5136:activate_group:<player> failed to activate sinks You'll notice that it doesn't try to use pulseaudio, cause gst to failed to find a supported audio sink. The workaround is to install "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio" manually. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: parole 0.6.1-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Apr 19 19:57:41 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-19 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) SourcePackage: parole UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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