Paul Bogmat, > In the package ffmpeg should be ffmpeg, not libav. Maintainer is misleading > users.
it's not as bad as it seems at 1st glance: 1) ffmpeg binary package doesn't stand for complete FFmpeg suite; instead of that, it provides a converter utility called ffmpeg (and possibly a player called ffplay or whatever else); Libav project considers ffmpeg utility to be obsolete, replacing it with another tool called avconv (provided by libav-tools binary package); therefore, ffmpeg binary package is designed for transition from ffmpeg utility to avconv (more to say, in some versions this package not only depends on libav-tools to get avconv, but provides ffmpeg utility itself); 2) the current source package is correctly named libav: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav and not ffmpeg (as it was in previous Ubuntu releases): https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg thus, there's no confusion between them. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libav in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020856 Title: ffmpeg vs libav Status in “libav” package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: In the package ffmpeg should be ffmpeg, not libav. Maintainer is misleading users. Source: libav Depends: libav-tools Homepage: http://libav.org/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: ffmpeg 4:0.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jul 4 10:14:08 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=ru_UA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libav UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1020856/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
