ubuntu-restricted-extras

The software in this package is not included in Ubuntu by default, as Ubuntu maintainers wish to include only completely free software in out-of-the-box installations. Included packages may be closed-source, encumbered by software patents, or otherwise restricted. For example, the Adobe Flash plugin is a closed-source piece of software. Additionally, many multimedia formats such as MP3 and H.264 are patented. In countries where these patents apply, legally distributing software that use these formats may require paying licensing fees to the patent owners.{{cite web|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/144083/why-ubuntu-doesnt-come-with-support-for-mp3s-flash-and-other-multimedia-formats/|title=Why Ubuntu Doesn't Come With Support for MP3s, Flash, and Other Multimedia Formats|author=Chris Hoffman|publisher=How-To Geek|date=17 April 2013|access-date=28 February 2019}}

The Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a metapackage and has the following dependencies:[http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/ubuntu-restricted-extras Package: ubuntu-restricted-extras in Maverick Meerkat]

• 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

Starting with Ubuntu 10.10, several of these dependencies are included indirectly via another meta-package ubuntu-restricted-addons which is included by default.

Due to the legal status of the software included in Ubuntu Restricted Extras, the package is not included by default on any Ubuntu CDs.[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu Ubuntu repositories and ISO inclusion]{{Cite web|url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats|title=RestrictedFormats - Community Help Wiki}}{{Cite web|url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories#Restricted|title=Repositories - Community Help Wiki}}

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