[Bug 1716137] [NEW] Error message using easy-codec-install (gstreamer1.0-packagekit) is not useful & confusing

[Doug McMahon]

Public bug reported:

See attached screen
If taken at face value then useless as there is no such package..

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gstreamer1.0-packagekit 1.1.6-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Sep  9 10:56:17 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-07 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170906)
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

** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2017-09-09 10-54-35.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1716137/+attachment/4947061/+files/Screenshot%20from%202017-09-09%2010-54-35.png

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Title:
  Error message using easy-codec-install (gstreamer1.0-packagekit) is
  not useful & confusing

Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  See attached screen
  If taken at face value then useless as there is no such package..

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: gstreamer1.0-packagekit 1.1.6-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8
  Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Sep  9 10:56:17 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-07 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170906)
  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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