[Bug 1643467] Re: Firefox 50 blocks Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04 LTS's version of libavcodec

[Marc Deslauriers]

For this to be resolved in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, an appropriate fix needs to
be written for libav 0.8. Updating to a newer libav isn't an option as
the API has changed and that would break compatibility with all the
software using libav in the archive. Once a fix has been written,
Mozilla would then need to unblock libav in Firefox.

This is unlikely to happen before 12.04.5 LTS reaches end of life in a
few weeks.

I recommend updating to a newer Ubuntu release, such as 14.04 LTS, or
preferably 16.04 LTS now if this is an important issue rather than
waiting until the end of life of 12.04 LTS in a few weeks.

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