[Bug 986520] [NEW] On 64bit systems :i386 codec packages cannot be installed. Media cannot be played.

[Jo-Erlend Schinstad]

Public bug reported:

I really hope this is a duplicate of some other bug, but I haven't found
one.

In a fresh install of Precise 64bit, if you try to play media like Mp3,
you're asked to install codecs. But none of the codecs can be installed
because of package dependency issues. In reality, this means a normal
user cannot play music or video on Ubuntu, though it's easily fixed by
installing ubuntu-restricted-extras, which use 64bit codecs.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Make a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. Do not choose to install codecs during installation.
2) Open a media file. 
3) Select the defaults in the plugin installer that appears. 
4) Notice the package dependency error. 


ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: sessioninstaller 0.20+bzr123-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 21 12:13:22 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/session-installer
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120315)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
SourcePackage: sessioninstaller
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  On 64bit systems :i386 codec packages cannot be installed. Media
  cannot be played.

Status in “sessioninstaller” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I really hope this is a duplicate of some other bug, but I haven't
  found one.

  In a fresh install of Precise 64bit, if you try to play media like
  Mp3, you're asked to install codecs. But none of the codecs can be
  installed because of package dependency issues. In reality, this means
  a normal user cannot play music or video on Ubuntu, though it's easily
  fixed by installing ubuntu-restricted-extras, which use 64bit codecs.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1) Make a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. Do not choose to install codecs during installation.
  2) Open a media file. 
  3) Select the defaults in the plugin installer that appears. 
  4) Notice the package dependency error. 

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: sessioninstaller 0.20+bzr123-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Apr 21 12:13:22 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/session-installer
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120315)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
   LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: sessioninstaller
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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