[Bug 1297826] [NEW] Trying to run ffmpeg/ffplay on the command-line suggests incorrect packages

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On Trusty (alpha from 2014-03-26), without libav installed, here is what
happens if you try to run ffmpeg or ffplay :

$ ffplay
Le programme 'ffplay' n'est pas encore installé. Vous pouvez l'installer en tapant :
sudo apt-get install libav-tools
$ ffmpeg
Le programme 'ffmpeg' n'est pas encore installé. Vous pouvez l'installer en tapant :
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

(quick translation : these program are not installed, you can install
them with apt-get install libav-tools - for ffplay - and apt-get install
ffmpeg - for ffmpeg)

If you install libav-tools, ffplay still gives the same suggestion
If you try to install ffmpeg, you get :

$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances       
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait
Aucune version du paquet ffmpeg n'est disponible, mais il existe dans la base
de données. Cela signifie en général que le paquet est manquant, qu'il est devenu obsolète
ou qu'il n'est disponible que sur une autre source

E: Le paquet « ffmpeg » n'a pas de version susceptible d'être installée

(quick translation : the package ffmpeg as no version that might be
installed)


What I would expect :
- ffmpeg/ffplay command-lines should suggest the same package.
- if these command-lines are replaced by avconv/avplay, they should not suggest any package (or they should redirect to avconv/avplay like on Precise)
- we should never suggest a package that can not be installed on this version, or a package that does not include the command-line

** Affects: command-not-found (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: trusty
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Trying to run ffmpeg/ffplay on the command-line suggests incorrect packages
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1297826
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