I commented out this line: deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com jaunty main restricted universe multiverse
and the problem went away. I don't know if the ddebs repo Packages list is faulty in some way or if it just uncovered the issue. -- dselect: failed to create baselist pad https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252001 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs