Ubuntu
freerdp package

libfreerdp-plugins-standard is uninstallable on Ubuntu images due to banned libavcodec

Bug #931931 reported by Martin Pitt
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freerdp (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Martin Pitt
Precise
Fix Released
Undecided
Martin Pitt

Bug Description

We recently replaced rdesktop and vinagre with FreeRDP and Remmina. However, remmina-plugin-rdp Depends: libfreerdp-plugins-standard, and freerdp-x11 recommends it. libfreerdp-plugins-standard depends on libavcodec53 which is banned from installation images due to potential patent infringements.

So we either need to drop the depends/recommends on libfreerdp-plugins-standard, or find a way to make this not depend on libavcodec, by either split things out further, or disabling some features, or using gstreamer.

I'll revert the seed change for now, until this is resolved.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/precise/freerdp
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in freerdp (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
tags: added: iso-testing precise qa-daily-testing
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Stephane suggested to just disable FFMPEG support for now, the support for MMR will come back later through the gstreamer rewrite.

Changed in freerdp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
assignee: nobody → Martin Pitt (pitti)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package freerdp - 1.0.1-1ubuntu1

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freerdp (1.0.1-1ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/control, debian/rules: Drop libavcodec-dev build dependency and
    disable ffmpeg support, to avoid the banned libavcodec53 on the
    installation images. Support for MMR will come back later in the planned
    gstreamer rewrite. (LP: #931931)
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:26:44 +0100

Changed in freerdp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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