Public bug reported:
There seems to be an issue with gstreamer-0.10-plugins-bad versus
gstreamer-0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse.
Symptoms: I am on a fresh install of Hardy Alpha 3. Automatic codec
installation for the most part worked fine, except for one hitch: Videos
with MPEG-4 AAC audio don't work. Totem realizes it is missing the
codec, the automation codec installation dialog comes up, and searches
for codecs. It installed some, but sound wouldn't play. Re-trying the
file, Totem again realizes it is missing the codec, but now the
automatic codec installation says it can't find a codec and gives up.
The file now plays without audio (video though is ok).
Investigating this, the issue is as follows: gstreamer-0.10-plugins-bad-
multiverse was installed automatically, but not gstreamer-0.10-plugins-
bad (i.e. without the 'multiverse'). Installing this latter package
manually makes everything work ok. So, the problem seems to be that
automatic codec installation thinks that MPEG-4 AAC audio needs -bad-
multiverse, when *really* what it needs is -bad, without multiverse (or
perhaps both).
(Looking at previous bugs, bug #89999 seems similar - but not sure. It
has been fixed, so perhaps not relevant.)
Note: I tried to put 'gstreamer' or 'gstreamer-0.10' in the package area
for this bug, but Launchpad has a problem: it finds "gstreamer" when I
press "choose" to search for the package, but won't file the bug because
it then says the package doesn't exist in Ubuntu.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Automatic codec installation for MPEG-4 AAC audio doesn't occur
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182300
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