audio codec instaling error

[Scipione]

I have just finished to install ubuntu for desktop few days ago and I found a problem: I wanted to play a mp3, but I had no codecs for this file, so I gave search for a codec/plug-in and I found GStreamer extra plug-in but when I gave the command install it appears a message that announced me that this codec/plugin (I don't know what exactly is) is in conflict whit another application system: "Cannot install 'gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly'

This application conflicts with other installed software. To install 'gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly' the conflicting software must be removed first.

Switch to the 'synaptic' package manager to resolve this conflict. " OK I understood the problem, BUT my question is HOW DO I KNOW WHAT PROGRAM SHOULD I REMOVE?!? It doesn't tell me, what should I do? What do you recommend me to do?

[Maia Everett (linneris)]

Please execute the command

dpkg -l | grep gstreamer

and paste its output here.

[Scipione (sndsergiu)]

Ok makev, I did what you say:

ii gstreamer-dbus-media-service 0.1.7 Media service for Ubuntu Mobile
ii gstreamer0.10-alsa 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii gstreamer0.10-esd 0.10.6-0ubuntu4 GStreamer plugin for ESD
ii gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg 0.10.2-2ubuntu1 FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer
ii gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 0.10.5.debian-1 Fluendo mp3 decoder GStreamer plugin
ii gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mpegdemux 0.10.12-0ubuntu1 Fluendo GStreamer plugin for MPEG2 demuxing
ii gstreamer0.10-gl 0.10.5-4ubuntu1 GStreamer plugin for OpenGL output
ii gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 GStreamer plugin for GnomeVFS
ii gstreamer0.10-gnonlin 0.10.9-1 non-linear editing module for GStreamer
ii gstreamer0.10-gnonlin-dev 0.10.9-1 development files of the non-linear editing
ii gstreamer0.10-pitfdll 0.9.1.1+cvs20070321-1ubuntu1 GStreamer plugin for using MS Windows binary
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-doc 0.10.5-4ubuntu1 GStreamer documentation for plugins from the
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 GStreamer plugins from the "base" set
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 GStreamer helper programs from the "base" se
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-good 0.10.6-0ubuntu4 GStreamer plugins from the "good" set
ii gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-doc 0.10.6-0ubuntu2 GStreamer documentation for plugins from the
ii gstreamer0.10-schroedinger 0.6.1-3 GStreamer plugin for encoding/decoding of Di
ii gstreamer0.10-sdl 0.10.5-4ubuntu1 GStreamer plugin for SDL output
ii gstreamer0.10-tools 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 Tools for use with GStreamer
ii gstreamer0.10-x 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 GStreamer plugins for X11 and Pango
ii libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 GStreamer libraries from the "base" set
ii libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.14-1ubuntu3 Core GStreamer libraries and elements
ii totem-gstreamer 2.20.0-0ubuntu3 A simple media player for the Gnome desktop
scipione@scipione-desktop:~$

[Scipione (sndsergiu)]

I find the answer about gstreamer codec why did not work, is something about ubuntu politic, I should go in Systen=>Administration=>Synaptic Package Manager=>Settings=> Repositories=>ubuntu software=>download from internet-----> and here I should select al contents from here and then the gstreamer codec can be installable!!!!!!!!!

[Max Bowsher (maxb)]

As the previous comment indicates that the reporter is no longer experiencing a problem, and there is insufficient information currently in the report to suggest which application presented the confusing message mentioned in the initial report, I am closing this bug. Please feel free to reopen it with more information if there is a specific UI improvement you would like to pursue. Thanks!