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Questions tagged [ubuntu-restricted-extras]

ubuntu-restricted-extras is a software package for the computer operating system Ubuntu that allows the user to install essential software which is not already included due to legal or copyright reasons.

It is a metapackage that installs:

Support for MP3 and unencrypted DVD playback
Microsoft TrueType core fonts
Flash plugin
codecs for common audio and video files

The Medibuntu project has similar aims to the ubuntu-restricted-extras package.

Contents

The ubuntu-restricted-extras is a metapackage and has the following dependencies:

flashplugin-installer
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3
gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
icedtea6-plugin
libavcodec-extra-52
libmp4v2-0
ttf-mscorefonts-installer
unrar

As of Ubuntu 10.10, several of these dependencies are included indirectly, through another metapackage called ubuntu-restricted-addons.

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How do I install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package?

I would like to install the restricted extras package, which I didn't select during the install. How can I do that? ubuntu-restricted-extras is a meta-package that installs: Support for MP3 and unencrypted DVD playback Microsoft TrueType core…
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.exe files getting downloaded when asked to install `ubuntu-restricted-extras`

I was trying to install Adobe flash plugin for Firefox 24.0 on Ubuntu 12.04 for which I executed sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras and I got the following messages: What suprises me is the packages it is downloading: .exe Is this…
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Can't accept EULA for ubuntu restricted extras

Possible Duplicate: How can I accept the agreement in a terminal, like for ttf-mscorefonts-installer? I can't install Ubuntu restricted extras because a Microsoft EULA pops up that I cannot respond to, so I cannot finish the total install. I have…
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Are ubuntu-restricted-extras legal in Germany

Basically that is the question : are the ubuntu restricted extras legal in Germany? I have Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with no extras installed jet since I am not sure is that legal here. Tnx
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Help with Restricted content

If I remove these items, am I going to have trouble running some softwares?
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How to completely remove ubuntu-restricted-extras

I recently installed ubuntu-restricted-extras but it is causing bugs in Google Chrome, and I want want to remove it. However, when I do it using sudo apt-get autoremove or sudo apt-get purge it doesn't seem to be completely removed because when I…
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What's the download size of the ubuntu-restricted-extras package?

Just wondering what the download size of the 'Ubuntu-restricted-extras' package is?
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Install alternative desktop environment without non-free/patent-encumbered packages

How can I install an alternative desktop on an existing Ubuntu install without installing the restricted extras (or any other non-free or known patent-encumbered packages)? For example, if I install the xubuntu-desktop package, it installs packages…
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Why can't I find ubuntu-restricted-extras?

I am trying to find ubuntu-restricted-extras in USC for 16.04 but no luck. Has it been re-named? Can the individual items still be found on USC?
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How can I install ubuntu restricted extras on Ubuntu 14.04

I want to install Ubuntu restricted extras on a PC without internet. I can download any setup files in another PC than install it in the PC without internet.
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failure to install ubuntu-restricted extras

I opened the terminal put in: sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras run it but the packet was not find. I wanted to use this command to be able to watch .mpeg files. I am using Ubuntu 21.04 LTS
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