"Video creation and editing suite" install fails with "aptitude failed (100)"

[Luke Faraone]

Binary package hint: tasksel

The following output is returned when attempting to install the video suite:
"
ffm@ubuntu:~$ sudo tasksel
tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
"

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 19 13:43:55 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: tasksel 2.70ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: tasksel
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64

[Luke Faraone (lfaraone)]

I've tested this on two hardy machines with the same result.

[Kiwinote (kiwinote)]

Confirmed with LAMP option as well.

[Axel Werner (mail-awerner)]

Same problem here with Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 64bit on INTEL Quad Core , 8GB RAM - Updated up to 2009-7-7

still no solution todays?

[tallthom (tallthom)]

Have this problem on Karmic 9.10 64bit as well. Updates through Jan 14th, 2009.

[tallthom (tallthom)]

Sorry, my brain hasn't transitioned to 2010 yet... updates through Jan 14 2010.
Karmic 9.10 64bit install, same problem.
tasksel: aptitude failed (100)

[Axel Werner (mail-awerner)]

STILL the same problem in Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 64bit.
tasksel: aptitude failed (100)

Date 2010-06-19 (upgraded today from 9.04 using gui upgrade manager)

[Greg A (etulfetulf)]

For me in Maverick then installing the "Video creation and editing suite" fails with this errror, however installing some other tasks does not fail.

See also http://askubuntu.com/questions/21619/whats-wrong-with-tasksel-ubuntustudio-packages

[RecNes (recnes)]

Same issue with different selection in tasksel:

After installed minimal ubuntu server 32 12.04 I ran tasksel and select "Basic Ubuntu Server, Mythbuntu Additional Roles, Mythbuntu Frontend and Mythbuntu Master Backend" packages to install. On installation process tasksel exits with "aptitude failed (100)" error

I tried to continue to installation with "dpkg --configure -a" command and it exits with error below too:
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 1244 package 'makedev':
 field name `Original-Maintainer>' must be followed by colon

I edited "/var/lib/dpkg/status" package and replaced ">" with ":". After this correction I ran again "dpkg --configure -a" command. This time installation ended without any error.