Instead of fiddling with filenames you can just purge the gnome-codec- install package:
sudo dpkg -P gnome-codec-install or sudo apt-get autoremove --purge gnome-codec-install -- Rhythmbox keeps trying to install codecs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204566 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs