ubuntu-restricted-extras contains restricted in its name. In an ideal world you wouldn't need this package. The switched dependency is due to bug #344705. When the IcedTea plugin works like Sun's Java plugin, the dependencies can be changed back.
BTW, according to popcon [1] 25 % have ubuntu-restricted-extras installed. [1] http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ -- Java is not included in ubuntu-restricted-extras https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359934 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
