Public bug reported:
I used Hardy 8.04.1 and downloaded the updates immediately after
installation, so my Hardy installation was completely up to date.
I can't figure out what the name of the automatic codec search and
installation package is, but that is the subject of this bug report.
I tried playing a video file in Totem (with the GStreamer backend, the
default). The video file had an MKV container, with H264 as the video
codec and MP3 as audio and subtitle track as well. Totem GStreamer can't
play those out of the box, so the automatic codec search and
installation application kicked in. It found the correct codecs and
installed them.
I don't remember exactly, but after it finished Totem didn't understand
that the new codecs were installed, it called for the codec installation
application again. I cancelled it, closed Totem, opened Totem again. I
tried playing back the video file, which worked.
What I expected though, is that Totem doesn't make the mistake to start
the codec search and installation application unnecessarily for a second
time because it doesn't detect that the codecs were just installed.
I assume this is always reproducible, but AFAIK that would mean doing a
clean installation of Ubuntu Hardy again, which is rather time
consuming. I'd rather not do that unless there is another way to attempt
reproduction of the bug.
I also experienced this bug with older version of Ubuntu and on my other
computers which have Ubuntu installed. I assumed it would certainly be
fixed in Hardy LTS because it is such an obvious bug, but apparently it
isn't obvious enough to have been noticed.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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codec search searches again after having installed codecs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250081
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