Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: dpkg

The Priority keyword "normal" doesn't seem to be supported. Replacing 
all its instances with "standard" fixes the problem until the next update

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Merging available information
Replacing available packages info, using /var/cache/apt/available.
Information about 34091 packages was updated.

dselect: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 418 package 
'algoscore-data':
 junk after word in `priority' field

--------------example excerpt from /var/lib/dpkg/available----------------
 an effort to disguise information from previous versions that might not
 be intended for anyone else to read.
Original-Maintainer: Francois Marier <[email protected]>
SHA1: a7d8b64e1b7d65534063c8f33f0184fa7ad20003
SHA256: 4e86afebf3ee094da2da3cc43883a54d3ac48226f3149be118a3ac725168d519
Homepage: http://www.757labs.com/projects/pdfresurrect/

Package: algoscore-data
Priority: normal                  <====== Here 
Section: sound                                     
Installed-Size: 1028                             
Maintainer: Matthias Klumpp <[email protected]>
Architecture: all
Source: algoscore
Version: 0.081112-1~getdeb3
Filename: pool/apps/a/algoscore/algoscore-data_0.081112-1~getdeb3_all.deb
Size: 444716
MD5sum: 1669410cfb9e30886851fb16055ecbbb
Description: GUI for algorithmic composition (data files)
 AlgoScore is a graphical environment for algorithmic composition,
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: dselect 1.16.0~ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 15 11:00:03 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty

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Title:
  "Priority: normal" causes problems in available and status files (dpkg
  & apt)

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