on the topic of work-arounds, here's the codec I'm asked to install (from .xsession-errors
Rhythmbox-Message: Missing plugin: gstreamer|0.10|rhythmbox- metadata|audio/x-gst-fourcc-QDMC decoder|decoder-audio/x-gst-fourcc-QDMC (ignoring) I searched the ubuntu aptitude for what seemed the key parts of that message, but I cannot find a match beyond cfourcc, which does not seem likely to fix the error. How does one translate from these messages to knowing the particular gstreamer codec package being requested? -- Rhythmbox keeps trying to install codecs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204566 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs