Cannot find transcode even though it is installed

[Stephen Michael Kellat]

Error given on invocation:

ripmake: $Revision: 1.39 $ $Date: 2004/09/12 18:13:53 $
FATAL: can't fetch transcode version!

However:

$ apt-cache policy transcode
transcode:
  Installed: 3:1.1.7-9build3
  Candidate: 3:1.1.7-9build3
  Version table:
 *** 3:1.1.7-9build3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/multiverse amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: ripmake 1.39-0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-generic 3.16.7-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Jan 3 19:37:56 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-27 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20141226)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ripmake
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.