RhythmBox fails to load mp3 plugin

[Josh Datko]

When trying to set the "preferred format" in the Music tab under Rhythmbox Preferences, a dialog box pops up:

Required plugin could not be found

Rhythmbox requires to install plugins to create media files of the following type: ID3 tag muxer.

I would expect that the plugin could be installed. I pointed rhythmbox to my music folder, which contains a large number of mp3/4 copied over from iTunes (mac).

I think this could be related to this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/527475

I attached an edited debug file, which I generated with the command: rhythmbox --debug &> rhythmbox-debug.txt

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.10
Release: 14.10

apt-cache policy rhythmbox
rhythmbox:
  Installed: 3.0.3-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 3.0.3-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.3-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: rhythmbox 3.0.3-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sun Feb 1 21:03:09 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: rhythmbox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Omegamormegil (omegamormegil)]

I'm having the same problem on 14.04.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue using a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for rhythmbox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]