Kaffeine codec installer: infinite loop in ".3gp" and ".rm" codecs installation

[usr]

Kaffeine codec installer bug: infinite loop in ".3gp" codec installation.
Error message: "Error: Codec package is already installed."

Similar problem in ".rm" codec installation.

I use a clean installation of Kubuntu 8.04-KDE3 for i386.

[Kostiantyn Kucher (kk222bt)]

This bug appeared after upgrading to 8.04, when individually installed packages from Medibuntu were removed.

[usr (usrlp-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

I use a clean instalation.

[Paul Worrall (nicknak)]

I get the same thing when trying to play the Quicktime video from http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/hammer-test.html but it plays OK if I first save the file to disk.

[Juan Carlos I (juancarlos1)]

I can confirm this bug with 3gp

Kubuntu 8.04 with kde 3.5
clean install with Medibuntu repositories

[Alex Perry (perry-alex)]

I am also getting the codec install loop while trying to watch 3gp movie files.

Kubuntu 8.04
Kaffeine 0.8.6
libxine-ffmpeg 1.1.11.1 / libavcodecd1 3:0.cvs20070307-5

If it's any use, the console output is:

alex@perry:~$ kaffeine: ERROR: KXineWidget: No codecs to handle media
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/__init__.py:18: FutureWarning: apt API not stable yet
  warnings.warn("apt API not stable yet", FutureWarning)

[Paul Worrall (nicknak)]

Looks very similar to bug #210303