Description Says It'll Install Java, But It Doesn't
Bug #990985 reported by
Alain Berney
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu) |
Expired
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
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://
Package description: "Commonly used applications with restricted copyright (mp3, avi, mpeg, TrueType, Java, Flash, Codecs)"
To post a comment you must log in.
Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. I don't see this in the current description: restricted- extras restricted- extras metapackages restricted- addons -installer, unrar, gstreamer0. 10-plugins- bad-multiverse, libavcodec-extra-53 /u/ubuntu- restricted- extras/ ubuntu- restricted- extras_ 57_amd64. deb 19fac5a4acbd109 e6 2a822e092cd7964 1f92f81e9e 166be2fa0e0a28f b073ed40ae5116c c15652c55ffb0ec e702 /help.ubuntu. com/community/ RestrictedForma ts/PlayingDVDs www.ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ licensing a726316d55f800b 9c /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +filebug
apt-cache show ubuntu-
Package: ubuntu-
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/
Installed-Size: 30
Maintainer: Michael Vogt <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Version: 57
Depends: ubuntu-
Recommends: ttf-mscorefonts
Filename: pool/multiverse
Size: 2838
MD5sum: b43e610f862a2b0
SHA1: 1c904609124d5cb
SHA256: 749c0f44ee81030
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:/
.
Please also note that packages from multiverse are restricted by copyright
or legal issues in some countries. See
http://
for more information.
Description-md5: 503c20bf281d1cd
Bugs: https:/
Origin: Ubuntu