Public bug reported:
It is very convenient to install all packages that are restricted due to
patent/copyright issues in one command using
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
However, this also installs non-free packages like
flashplayer
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
libfaac0
which for some people are not desired.
My suggestion is to create a meta-package which depends on a subset of
packages that ubuntu-restricted-extras depends on: only those that have
a FOSS license. It can be called for example ubuntu-restricted-foss-
extras.
This will bring more convenience to people who are more strict about the
softwares on their system.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Apr 10 18:28:12 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-10 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-restricted-extras
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: ubuntu-restricted-extras (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug trusty
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Provide a FOSS-only version of ubuntu-restricted-extras
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