ubuntu-restricted-extras

Ubuntu Restricted Extras

Developer(s)	various
Stable release	56
Development status	Current
Platform	Ubuntu (Linux)
Available in	English
License	Various (Ubuntu MOTU Developers)
Website	Ubuntu wiki RestrictedFormats

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 meta-package that installs:

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

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.

Inclusion

Due to the legal status of the software included in Ubuntu Restricted Extras, the package is not included by default on any Ubuntu CDs. However, some distributions, such as Super OS, Pinguy OS and Revamplinux do bundle the package on their installation CDs or DVDs.

See also

• deb format