[Bug 1723599] [NEW] Fails to associate decoder-video/x-ms-asf with gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly

[Doug McMahon]

Public bug reported:

Test case:
With gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly not installed try to play a .wmv with totem

What happens:
Prompt to find in software opens, clicking on opens Software with no results
What should happen: Software should show the gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly package as suitable to afford decoding.

>From terminal
totem /home/doug/Videos/Amazon_720.wmv 
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer|decoder-video/x-ms-asf (Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer)
** Message: PackageKit: xid = 37748757
** Message: PackageKit: desktop_id = org.gnome.Totem.desktop
** Message: PackageKit: Codec nice name: Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer
** Message: PackageKit: structure: gstreamer1(decoder-video/x-ms-asf)()(64bit)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gstreamer1.0-packagekit 1.1.7-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Oct 14 08:05:42 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-06 (8 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171004)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: packagekit
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful

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Title:
  Fails to associate decoder-video/x-ms-asf with  gstreamer1.0-plugins-
  ugly

Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Test case:
  With gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly not installed try to play a .wmv with totem

  What happens:
  Prompt to find in software opens, clicking on opens Software with no results
  What should happen: Software should show the gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly package as suitable to afford decoding.

  From terminal
  totem /home/doug/Videos/Amazon_720.wmv 
  ** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer|decoder-video/x-ms-asf (Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer)
  ** Message: PackageKit: xid = 37748757
  ** Message: PackageKit: desktop_id = org.gnome.Totem.desktop
  ** Message: PackageKit: Codec nice name: Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) demuxer
  ** Message: PackageKit: structure: gstreamer1(decoder-video/x-ms-asf)()(64bit)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: gstreamer1.0-packagekit 1.1.7-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Oct 14 08:05:42 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-06 (8 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171004)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: packagekit
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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