[Bug 1313066] Re: gstreamer-qapt missing from kubuntu-desktop depends

[Harald Sitter]

Going to SRU as a dependency as discussed on IRC.

This has the expected downside that one cannot remove all gstreamer bits
without also loosing the meta-package, but given that gstreamer is an
integrated part of the entire platform this is not an unreasonable
behavior.

** Description changed:

  [Workaround]
  sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-qapt
  
  [Impact]
  
  gstreamer0.10-qapt is missing, this package provides gstreamer-codec-installer which is used for on-demand codec installation.
  Every new installation without this package will be unable to install codecs ondemand making all Phonon based software (Amarok and Dragon Player by default) unable to play restricted codecs using media (e.g. MP3s).
  Worse yet, due to presumed bugs in phonon-gstreamer Amarok will actually crash after not being able to install a codec.
+ 
+ As discussed on IRC this is resolved by introducing a hard dependency
+ from kubuntu-meta (trusty) to gstreamer0.10-qapt. This is to ensure that
+ all existing installations get the codec helper to ensure the best
+ possible user experience.
  
  [Test Case]
  
  Try to play an mp3 in amarok on an otherwise new installation. A dialog
  should pop up allowing ondemand installation of the required codec
  packages.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  
  None.
  
  [Other Info]
  
  N/A
  
  ------
  
  I just installed kubuntu 14.04. I wanted to listen to the mp3 based
  audio stream of my favorite radio station. But Amarok didn't play
  anything. Instead it stucked and I needed to kill it.
  
  As an Kubuntu proven user I googled and started to look for gstreamer
  plugins. Finally I found the fluendo mp3 one which worked fine for me.
  
  But there should be a hint that the data source can not be played back
  due to missing plugins. That is really needed to give people a hint
  where they have to optimize their system. When a Windoof user switches
  to linux the fist thing he might want to do is playing back a mp3 and
  the system does not support this. It is ok, but there should be at least
  a feedback of the system.

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