package python-dateutil (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': No such file or directory

[phreakincool]

Binary package hint: python-dateutil

1) Ubuntu 9.10

2) # apt-cache policy python-dateutil
    python-dateutil:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 1.4.1-3
    Version table:
       1.4.1-3 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
          500 http://mirrors.cs.wmich.edu karmic/main Packages

3) I expected the package to load via Update Manager.

4) I get an indicator saying the package failed to load.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Feb 7 21:19:35 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: error writing to '<standard output>': No such file or directory
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: python-dateutil (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: python-dateutil
Title: package python-dateutil (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': No such file or directory
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686
XsessionErrors: (gnome-panel:19611): libglade-WARNING **: Unexpected element <requires-version> inside <glade-interface>.