Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th Mar 2007 22:44 UTC
"Ubuntu is a strong desktop distro, but it falls short for some users in a few areas. Where are the multimedia codecs and DVD support, and what's with all the brown, for heaven's sake? If you'd like multimedia support with a minty fresh theme, try Linux Mint 2.2, an Ubuntu-based distro that throws in support for Flash 9, Windows Media Format, DVDs, MP3s, and troublesome wireless cards."
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2006-03-26
you could also look at it the other way. I applaud distros that DO install it by default. Its simple enough to type apt-get remove, giving users a choice.
Hiding mp3 support under a cryptic name that you would never guess on your own (gstreamer, etc.) without searching through forums is not something I call a real choice. If it were a real choice they wouldnt be going out of their way to bury these things in the repositories to make them harder to find.