More generally, it would be nice to somehow get the a52 plugin moved from universe to mainline; the A52/AC3 patents are expired since 2017.
A52 is required for surround output over S/PDIF *and* to certain HDMI devices that only accept 2-channel PCM. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1880989 Title: libasound2-plugins-extra is built from outdated ALSA source To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-plugins-extra/+bug/1880989/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
