Test case: Fresh install Try to play any file requiring one or more gst plugins
What happens: pop up informs plugin(s) missing, offers to 'find in software' Clicking on that option fails
Ex. totem /home/doug/Videos/bbb_sunflower_1080p_30fps_normal.mp4 ** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) decoder|decoder-audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)1, mpegaudioversion=(int)1, layer=(int)3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) decoder) ** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|AC-3 (ATSC A/52) decoder|decoder-audio/x-ac3 (AC-3 (ATSC A/52) decoder) ** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|1.0|totem|H.264 (High Profile) decoder|decoder-video/x-h264, level=(string)4.1, profile=(string)high (H.264 (High Profile) decoder) ** Message: Automatic missing codec installation not supported (helper script missing)
See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sessioninstaller/+bug/1708574
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: totem 3.25.90.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Aug 25 01:51:47 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-20 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170818) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: totem UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Test case:
Fresh install
Try to play any file requiring one or more gst plugins
What happens:
pop up informs plugin(s) missing, offers to 'find in software'
Clicking on that option fails
Ex. Videos/ bbb_sunflower_ 1080p_30fps_ normal. mp4 1.0|totem| MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) decoder| decoder- audio/mpeg, mpegversion=(int)1, mpegaudioversio n=(int) 1, layer=(int)3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) decoder) 1.0|totem| AC-3 (ATSC A/52) decoder| decoder- audio/x- ac3 (AC-3 (ATSC A/52) decoder) 1.0|totem| H.264 (High Profile) decoder| decoder- video/x- h264, level=(string)4.1, profile= (string) high (H.264 (High Profile) decoder)
totem /home/doug/
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|
** Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|
** Message: Automatic missing codec installation not supported (helper script missing)
See https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ sessioninstalle r/+bug/ 1708574
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 4.12.0- 11.12-generic 4.12.5 dules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia 256color DIR=<set>
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: totem 3.25.90.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Aug 25 01:51:47 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-20 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170818)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: totem
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)