[Bug 309487] [NEW] ubuntu-restricted-extras does not recommend ffmpeg stripped libraries on AMD64

[Joshua Turner]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: ubuntu-restricted-extras

Conspicuously absent from the "recommends" list for restricted-extras
are the full set of unstripped ffmpeg libraries and dependencies for
doing things like encoding MP4 files and similar operations.

I would expect that restricted-extras would pull in all of these
libraries, not just libavcodec.

Description:	Ubuntu 8.10
Release:	8.10

ubuntu-restricted-extras:
  Installed: 25
  Candidate: 25
  Version table:
 *** 25 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache show ubuntu-restricted-extras
Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Installed-Size: 32
Maintainer: Michael Vogt <michael.vogt at ubuntu.com>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 25
Recommends: gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly, gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse, msttcorefonts, flashplugin-nonfree, icedtea6-plugin, unrar, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse, gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg, libavcodec-unstripped-51, libmp3lame0, libdvdread3, sun-java6-jre
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_25_amd64.deb
Size: 4504
MD5sum: af689e7235d022b608222ea4eea61a4c
SHA1: 5f8011460ba9ee1eb729a0e3efc9fd9e706693bf
SHA256: 9cd25b696463758f9eb21a38721fe0ce8b2d1c5bf87f785da3bf1f256dad3c39
Description: Commonly used restricted packages
 This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Ubuntu
 multiverse repository.
 .
 Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding,
 support for various other audio formats (gstreamer plugins), Microsoft fonts,
 Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, LAME (to create compressed audio
 files), and DVD playback.
 .
 Please note that this does not install libdvdcss2, and will not let you play
 encrypted DVDs. For more information, see
 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs.
 .
 Please also note that packages from multiverse are restricted by copyright
 or legal issues in some countries. See
 http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing
 for more information.
Bugs: mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Origin: Ubuntu

** Affects: ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: ubuntu-restricted-extras
  
  Conspicuously absent from the "recommends" list for restricted-extras
- are the unstripped ffmpeg libraries for doing things like encoding MP4
- files and the like.
+ are the full set of unstripped ffmpeg libraries and dependencies for
+ doing things like encoding MP4 files and similar operations.
  
- I would expect that restricted-extras would pull in these libraries.
+ I would expect that restricted-extras would pull in all of these
+ libraries, not just libavcodec.
  
  Description:	Ubuntu 8.10
  Release:	8.10
  
  ubuntu-restricted-extras:
    Installed: 25
    Candidate: 25
    Version table:
   *** 25 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  $ apt-cache show ubuntu-restricted-extras
  Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
  Priority: optional
  Section: multiverse/metapackages
  Installed-Size: 32
  Maintainer: Michael Vogt <michael.vogt at ubuntu.com>
  Architecture: amd64
  Version: 25
  Recommends: gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly, gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse, msttcorefonts, flashplugin-nonfree, icedtea6-plugin, unrar, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse, gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg, libavcodec-unstripped-51, libmp3lame0, libdvdread3, sun-java6-jre
  Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_25_amd64.deb
  Size: 4504
  MD5sum: af689e7235d022b608222ea4eea61a4c
  SHA1: 5f8011460ba9ee1eb729a0e3efc9fd9e706693bf
  SHA256: 9cd25b696463758f9eb21a38721fe0ce8b2d1c5bf87f785da3bf1f256dad3c39
  Description: Commonly used restricted packages
   This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Ubuntu
   multiverse repository.
   .
   Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding,
   support for various other audio formats (gstreamer plugins), Microsoft fonts,
   Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, LAME (to create compressed audio
   files), and DVD playback.
   .
   Please note that this does not install libdvdcss2, and will not let you play
   encrypted DVDs. For more information, see
   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs.
   .
   Please also note that packages from multiverse are restricted by copyright
   or legal issues in some countries. See
   http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing
   for more information.
  Bugs: mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
  Origin: Ubuntu

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