Currently worthless on common media files

[Doug McMahon]

Never finds a gstreamer plugin on mp3's, mp4's (h264), ect.
Test case:
On an install where gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly, (mp3's), gstreamer1.0-libav, (mp4/h264) aren't installed try playing one of each in totem
A sessioninstaller window pops up, never finds any plugins

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: sessioninstaller 0.20+bzr141-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-8.28-generic 3.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Feb 17 20:23:58 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140217)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: sessioninstaller
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

It severely affects packages beyond the one that causes the flaw.

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1281363

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu Package testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1281363

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

Just to mention -
there is a new test gstreamer plugin for h.265 (hevc) & with it *not installed* sessioninstaller finds & installs it just fine, see attached screen
So maybe the issue is in the plugins not sesssioninstaller??

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

same as above but on a local vid

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

That seems to be an issue with gnome-codec-install using pygst and not supporting gstreamer1.0 (from the debian description)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

In fact sessioninstaller does that job nowadays

[Doug McMahon (mc3man)]

sessioninstaller ( 0.20+bzr141-0ubuntu4) is working well