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ubuntu-restricted-extras package

Description Says It'll Install Java, But It Doesn't

Bug #990985 reported by Alain Berney
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Bug Description

The package description says that installing this package will install Java (Icedtea plug-in), but it doesn't. Java is neither a primary nor a passed down dependency of this package (see http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/ubuntu-restricted-extras).

Package description: "Commonly used applications with restricted copyright (mp3, avi, mpeg, TrueType, Java, Flash, Codecs)"

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Micah Gersten (micahg) wrote :

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. I don't see this in the current description:
apt-cache show ubuntu-restricted-extras
Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/metapackages
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Michael Vogt <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 57
Depends: ubuntu-restricted-addons
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts-installer, unrar, gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse, libavcodec-extra-53
Filename: pool/multiverse/u/ubuntu-restricted-extras/ubuntu-restricted-extras_57_amd64.deb
Size: 2838
MD5sum: b43e610f862a2b019fac5a4acbd109e6
SHA1: 1c904609124d5cb2a822e092cd79641f92f81e9e
SHA256: 749c0f44ee81030166be2fa0e0a28fb073ed40ae5116cc15652c55ffb0ece702
Description-en: Commonly used restricted packages for Ubuntu
 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,
 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.
Description-md5: 503c20bf281d1cda726316d55f800b9c
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu

Changed in ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Alain Berney (alainberney) wrote :

Sorry, I've forgotten to mention that I was referring to the package description in Software Center. (I don't know where it gets this description from ...)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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